Background
Benson, Bruce Lowell was born on March 18, 1949 in Havre, Montana, United States. Son of Russell Lowell and Cora Mae (Emerson) Benson.
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This book explores the economics of illicit drug markets, the connection between these markets and other crime, and the adjustments these markets make when faced with changes in drug enforcement. Focusing specifically on the most recent escalation of drug enforcement during the period from 1984-1989, Rasmussen and Benson adopt an economic perspective to explore the origins and effects of American drug policy. Rasmussen and Benson argue that effective drug policy is only possible if we realize that increasing drug enforcement can be a 'tragedy of the commons' because criminal justice resources are diverted from other uses and many unintended consequences are generated by politically popular drug enforcement initiatives.
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In the minds of many, the provision of justice and security has long been linked to the state. To ask whether non-state institutions could deliver those services on their own, without the aid of coercive taxation and a monopoly franchise, runs the risk of being branded as naive anarchism or dangerous radicalism. Defenders of the state’s monopoly on lawmaking and law enforcement typically assume that any alternative arrangement would favor the rich at the expense of the poor—or would lead to the collapse of social order and ignite a war. Questioning how well these beliefs hold up to scrutiny, this book offers a powerful rebuttal of the received view of the relationship between law and government. The book argues not only that the state is unnecessary for the establishment and enforcement of law, but also that non-state institutions would fight crime, resolve disputes, and render justice more effectively than the state, based on their stronger incentives.
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Benson, Bruce Lowell was born on March 18, 1949 in Havre, Montana, United States. Son of Russell Lowell and Cora Mae (Emerson) Benson.
Bachelor in Economics, University Montana, 1973. Master of Arts in Economics, University Montana, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1978.
Visiting assistant professor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1978—1979, assistant professor, 1979—1982. Associate professor Montana State University, Bozeman, 1982—1985, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1985—1987, professor, 1987—1993, distinguished research professor, since 1993, DeVoe Moore professor, since 1997, chair department economic, since 2006. Fulbright senior specialist in Economic to the Czech Republic, 2003—2004.
Visiting professor University de Paris Pantheon (Paris II), 2004. Julian Simon fellow, 2004—2005. Courtesy professor law, since 2006.
Associate Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, since 1982. Research fellow Pacific Research Institute, San Francisco, 1982—1990. Grant reviewer Florida State University, Earhart Foundation, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Canada, National Science Foundation.
Fellowships reviewer Institute for Humane Studies, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1989. Fellow Indiana Institute, Oakland, 1990—1997, senior fellow, since 1997. Co-editor Economic Journal Watch, since 2001.
Member science committee Journal Economistes et des Etudes Humaine, since 2002. Adjunct scholar Ludwig von Mises Institute, since 1995. Advisory council Friedrich A. Von Hayek Foundation, Buenos Aires, since 2001.
Associate Institute Economic Affairs, London, since 1999. Member board advisors Center Entrepreneurial Innovation, Oakland, since 2005. Member board policy advisors Heartland Institute, Chicago, since 2007.
With United States Army, 1969-1970, with Delta Company United States Army, 1969-1970, Vietnam, sergeant United States Army.
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Member of Franz Oppenheimer Society, Association Private Enterprise Education (executive committee 1999—2001, vice president 2001-2002, president 2002-2003, executive committee 2003-2004, Distinguished Scholar award 2001, Adam Smith award 2006), Institute for Humane Studies (charter), Mont Pelerin Society, Western Economic Association, Southern Economic Association (trustee 1995-1997, Georgescu-Roegen prize 1989), American Economic Association.
Married Terrie LaVerne Johnson, August 25, 1973. Children: Lacey Jean, Kaitlin Bree.