Does Government Failure Justify Limited Government? Classical Liberalism and the Causal Influence of Elite Ideas

• In Event: Technocracy and Elites

Brief Overview

Classical liberals respond to government failure by advocating for limited government. I show that advocating for limited government is likely to be harmful even if government failure is so severe that welfare would be higher under laissez-faire.

Author

• Eric Kramer, Unaffiliated