La genealogía del liberalismo: una lectura económica del “Segundo Tratado sobre el Gobierno Civil” de John Locke

Mauricio Pérez Salazar ()
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Mauricio Pérez Salazar: Universidad Externado de Colombia

Revista de Economía Institucional, 1999, vol. 1, issue 1, pages 59-88

Abstract: This paper presents an interpretation of John Locke’s theory of political society. After reviewing the differences between Locke‘s and Hobbes‘ ideas of individual, government and the importance of a rational discussion about the construction of political society, the article shows the role of individual freedom and consent as basis for explaining the situation of men in political society. The analysis of Locke´s social contract shows how the creation of government is the outcome of the search for economic efficiency, because it permits the reduction of transaction costs or what Locke calls “the inconveniences of the state of nature”.

Keywords: John Locke; liberalism; political society; individual freedom; consent; civil government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B19 H89 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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