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Does Classical Liberalism Imply an Evolutionary Approach to Policy-Making?

  • This paper argues that an evolutionary approach to policy-making, which emphasizes openness to change and political variety, is particularly compatible with the central tenets of classical liberalism. The chief reasons are that classical liberalism acknowledges the ubiquity of uncertainty, as well as heterogeneity in preferences and beliefs, and generally embraces gradual social and economic change that arises from accidental variation rather than deliberate, large-scale planning. In contrast, our arguments cast doubt on a different claim, namely that classical liberalism is particularly compatible with the evolutionary biological heritage of humans.

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Author: Jan SchnellenbachORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-014-9188-6
ISSN:1573-698
Title of the source (English):Journal of Bioeconomics
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2015
Tag:Classical liberalism; Cultural evolution; Darwinism; Economic policy; Evolution; Institutional evolution
Volume/Year:17
Issue number:1
First Page:53
Last Page:70
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 5 Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft / FG VWL, insbesondere Mikroökonomik
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