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Is Justice the Primary Feature of the State? Adam Smith's Critique of Social Contract Theory

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  • Elias Khalil, 1998. "Is Justice the Primary Feature of the State? Adam Smith's Critique of Social Contract Theory," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 215-230, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:6:y:1998:i:3:p:215-230
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008667627723
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    1. Martin C. McGuire & Mancur Olson, 1998. "The Economics of Autocracy and Majority Rule: The Invisible Hand and the Use of Force," International Economic Association Series, in: Silvio Borner & Martin Paldam (ed.), The Political Dimension of Economic Growth, chapter 3, pages 38-73, Palgrave Macmillan.
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    3. Henderson, James P. & Davis, John B., 1991. "Adam Smith's Influence on Hegel's Philosophical Writings," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 13(2), pages 184-204, October.
    4. Khalil, Elias L., 1990. "Beyond Self-Interest and Altruism: A Reconstruction of Adam Smith's Theory of Human Conduct," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(2), pages 255-273, October.
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    1. Elias L. Khalil, 2001. "Adam Smith and Three Theories of Altruism," Recherches économiques de Louvain, De Boeck Université, vol. 67(4), pages 421-435.
    2. Khalil, Elias L., 2004. "What is altruism?," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 97-123, February.
    3. Norton, Simon D., 2012. "Judicial interpretation of the will of the state: A Hegelian perspective in the context of taxation," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 117-133.

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