Contents Preface vii 1. Some difficulties in the existing theory of 1 externalities 2. Coase and all that 18 3. More on why government? 28 4. The poor 39 5. The legacy of Bismarck 49 6. Some biological problems 56 7. The rich 66 8. A survey of the existing system 75 9. Rent seeking 92 10. War 101 11. Monarchies and dictatorships 114 12. What, if anything, should we do? 132 References 146 Index 149 · · · · · · (收起)