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Spring 2019

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 34, Number 1

Categories: Spring 2019 | National Defense

State-Provided Defense as Noncomprehensive Planning

Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University

Abigail R. Hall, University of Tampa

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise34(1),2019,75–85State-ProvidedDefenseasNoncomprehensivePlanningChristopherJ.CoyneGeorgeMasonUniversityAbigailR.HallUniversityofTampa______________________________________________________AbstractState-provideddefenseisaformofnoncomprehensivegovernmentplanningwithtwoinherentproblems.Thefirstistheknowledgeproblemofhowtoallocatescarceresourcestotheirhighest-valueduses.Thesecondisthepowerproblemcausedbythediscretionarypowergrantedtothoseinthemanagerial-administrativestatetoplanmilitarypoliciesandresourceallocation.WediscussthesedualproblemsinthecontextoftheUSdefensesector.______________________________________________________JELCodes:H11,H41,H56,P11Keywords:knowledgeproblem,nationaldefense,powerproblemI.IntroductionEvenstaunchcriticsofthemanagerial-administrativestate,suchasLudwigvonMises,F.A.Hayek,JamesBuchanan,andGordonTullock,identifyacrucialroleforgovernmenttoprovidesecuritytocitizens.PerhapsthebestillustrationisBuchanan’snotionofthe“protectivestate,”whichemergesattheconstitutionallevelandistaskedwithprotectingthecorerightsofcitizensviainternalsecurity,contractenforcement,anddefenseagainstexternalthreats(1975,pp.95–97).Thereisafundamentaltensionintheworkofthesescholars.Theyidentifynumerousinherentproblemswiththeoperationsofthemanagerial-administrativestate.Theseincludetheinabilitytoengageineconomiccalculation,whichpreventstheefficientallocationofscarceresources,andperverseincentivesinpoliticalinstitutions,whichresultinavarietyofundesirableoutcomes.Atthesametime,theseauthorsarguethatsomethingakintotheprotectivestatecanavoidtheseproblemsandsuccessfullyprovidecitizenswithprotectionfromthreats.

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Title	State-Provided Defense as Noncomprehensive Planning
Authors/Creators:	Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University Abigail R. Hall, University of Tampa
Year:	2019
Volume:	34
Number:	1
Pages:	75 - 85
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	knowledge problem, national defense, power problem

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Coyne, Christopher J.; Hall, Abigail R. / 2019. "State-Provided Defense as Noncomprehensive Planning." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 34(1): 75-85.