CHAPTER 1. Taking Consequences Seriously: Introduction 1
PART Ⅰ: PROCESSES OF GOVERNMENT:VOTING, BARGAINING, ADMINISTERING 15
CHAPTER 2. Voting 17
CHAPTER 3. Bargaining 51
CHAPTER 4. Administering 79
PART Ⅱ: THE OPTIMAL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENTS 101
CHAPTER 5. Intergovernmental Relations 103
CHAPTER 6. Government Competition 127
CHAPTER 7. Ministries and Agencies 149
PART Ⅲ: OPTIMAL DIVISION OF POWERS 171
CHAPTER 8. Specialization 173
CHAPTER 9. Separation of Powers 211
PART Ⅳ: OPTIMAL RIGHTS 241
CHAPTER 10. The Value of Rights 243
CHAPTER 11. Philosophies of Rights: Liberty and Redistribution 261
CHAPTER 12. Property Rights 279
CHAPTER 13. Free Speech 309
CHAPTER 14. Civil Rights 333
CHAPTER 15. Summary and Conclusion 359
BIBLIOGRAPHY 381
GENERAL INDEX 399
INDEX OF NAMES 409