Solving Problems Without Large Government

Solving Problems Without Large Government circumvents sterile discussions of federalism and privatization by discussing the potential role of sub-local government-assisted entities in providing effective and fair access to services. Some readers will be astonished at the numerous examples of vital social functions which have already been handled at this level, in a variety of societies throughout history.

The proper use of small institutions, Liebmann argues, can actually serve to foster greater economic equity and political power. Review: At last, after so many calls for a revival of civil society, comes a practical handbook demonstrating how a broad range of functions and services canbe organized on local levels.

In this illuminating work, George Liebmann effectively rebuts myths about devolution by showing that small organizations can safeguard individual and minority rights more effectively than judicial review and that decentralization in fiscal matters can lead to more, not less, queality. This book is the third in a trilogy that makes Liebmann our premier write on the practical aspects of subsidiarity. -Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.