Freedom, Society, and State - Ludwig von Mises Institute

market, probably fewer services than is commonly
thought need to be suppl ied on a collective or equal
access basis. This means that it would be practical to
supply most of such services on a selective basis
directly to the individual household or subscriber.
M0 reo v e r, g i v enth e fIe x i b iIi t Y 0 f the rna r ke t, even
those situations in which it would be more efficient or
convenient to treat certain services as if they were
collective, would probably not preclude their provision
through the market. But as in earlier sections, it
must be cautioned that to say that such a policy is
feasible is not to say that it is desirable. This is a
value decision that must be left up to the individual
reader.
Thus far we have dealt with the libertarian proposals
for the provision of services in which the use
of violence is absent. While we have not been able to
con c Iud e t hat s u c h a I a iss e z f air e soc i e t y wo u I d be
superior in every aspect to any alternative, it is
significant that we also have not encountered a problem
whose solution would necessitate government. That is,
while the implementation of some of their proposals
might render life less convenient, we have thus far not
uncovered a flaw in the paradigm that would make such a
society impossible or unfeasible. In short, up to this
point the libertarian pradigm must be pronounced
sound. It is now to the more difficult question of
the pro vis ion 0 f s e r vicesin wh i c h the use 0 f vi 0 len c e
is present that we now turn.
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