6. The State: Checks and Balances

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. To the Reader 1
4. 1. Insatiable Appetites 11
5. 2. Power: (Mis)Reading Machiavelli 37
6. 3. Happiness: Words and Concepts 67
7. 4. Selfish Systems: Hobbes and Locke 89
8. 5. Utility: In Place of Virtue 115
9. 6. The State: Checks and Balances 135
10. 7. Profit: The Invisible Hand 155
11. 8. The Market: Poverty and Famines 187
12. 9. Self-Evidence 219
13. Appendix A: On Emulation, and on the Canon 251
14. Appendix B: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 256
15. Appendix C: “Equality” in Machiavelli 259
16. Appendix D: The Good Samaritan 265
17. Appendix E: Prudence and the Young Man 270
18. Appendix F: “ The Market” 280
19. Notes 281
20. Illustration Credits 364
21. Acknowledgments 366
22. Index 371