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Our democracy has endured over six decades while those of many of our neighbours have not. Many attribute this, at least in part, to our constitution. While there quite certainly are merits to it, how adequate is our constitution in safeguarding our rights and limiting state power? Where has it been successful, and where has it failed? What parts of it ought to be reconsidered? Join us for #ccstalks, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 from 7-8pm for an online debate! Log in to tweetchat.com or Twitter and follow #ccstalks. We look forward to speaking with you!

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Media Coverage:

• Business Standard
• MyLaw.net blog
• The New Indian Express
• Niti Central: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

David Friedman discusses how private sources can produce more efficient laws than governments, making the case for anarcho-capitalism over government monopoly over law.

This talk will attempt to define government with a brief sketch of the evidence on whether and under what circumstances an anarchy, a society without a government, is workable. He will also provide a theoretical discussion intended to help make sense of the evidence, including a discussion of possible reasons for the nonexistence of an anarchy and concluding with a discussion with showing some circumstances and in what form stateless societies might come to exist over the next century or so.

About David Friedman

David Director Friedman (born February 12, 1945) is an economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist. He is known for his writings in market voluntaryist theory, which is the subject of his most popular book, The Machinery of Freedom (1973, revised 1989). He has authored several other books and articles, including Price Theory: An Intermediate Text (1986), Law’s Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters (2000), Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life (1996), and Future Imperfect (2008).

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Applications for the 'ipolicy', a four day residential course in public policy are now open! Join Centre for Civil Society for an outside classroom experience like no other and be equipped with the fundamentals of political economy and sound public policy. Understand current challenges and effectively advocate for solutions that will change the policy landscape for the better!

(The programs are open to all students, graduates, post graduates or who've recently started working.)

Deadline to apply: 30 May, 2015. To apply and more details click here.

It is often argued that our indigenous industries will suffer from ‘dumping’ of cheap foreign goods in our market, and they need to be protected by tariff on imports in order to be able to compete. What are your thoughts on the issue? Join us for #ccstalks, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 from 7-8pm for an online debate! Log in to tweetchat.com or Twitter and follow #ccstalks. We look forward to speaking with you!

For more information, contact Manasi Bose (pr@ccs.in).

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Dates to watch:

• Application Deadline: Thursday, 30 April 2015
• First list announcement: Monday, 04 May 2015
• Interviews: Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 May 2015
• Final list announcement: Monday, 11 May 2015
• Internship dates: 5 June - 17 July 2015

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