I'm starting my senior exit project and I have a couple ideas about what I want to research. I was thinking about doing something related to an-cap. Right now I am thinking of researching whether or not watchdog companies could make an-cap work.(By "work" I mean provide a better sense of security/ safety for consumers).
I would obviously take the "yes" side of the argument (it does have to be argumentative). By watch dog companies I am thinking about companies overseeing the businesses of roads/ highways and Private Defense Agencies among other things.
If anyone wants to either suggest another interesting topic or suggest some recommended reading that would be a great help. I am also wondering what other major business fields watch dog companies would apply to.
A current topic is the awful National ID Card. You could argue against this in a myriad of ways:Legal/Constitutional, Expensive, Rights and Freedom, Government Power, Bad Economics, Racism/Hatred of Foreigners, etc.
And the best part is that your Left Wing Progressive Faculty will mostly agree with you. So you give an economic slant then you can slip in Austrian principals without them knowing it.
I think I'm going to do the project on watchdog companies... has anyone read any good articles or participated in any forums that have to do deal with watchdog companies? I'm starting my research VERY soon.
jaredsmith: I think I'm going to do the project on watchdog companies... has anyone read any good articles or participated in any forums that have to do deal with watchdog companies? I'm starting my research VERY soon.
Article I noticed minutes ago in the WSJ on third party testing of medical devices (didn't read) link
probably relevant Mises article: link
Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.—Karl Kraus.
E. R. Olovetto: jaredsmith: I think I'm going to do the project on watchdog companies... has anyone read any good articles or participated in any forums that have to do deal with watchdog companies? I'm starting my research VERY soon. Article I noticed minutes ago in the WSJ on third party testing of medical devices (didn't read) link probably relevant Mises article: link
Thanks, the second article is definitely what I'm looking for. The first article included a little preview but I had to subscribe in order to read the whole thing.
I thought you could see the whole thing with a free account. Anyhow, you could go buy the paper or copy it at your school.
Also, a better question is what major industries wouldn't develop watchdog groups to replace functions of government. You are inevetably going to raise questions on security or roads and such. Here is Block's roads book. I just uploaded my own copy since I couldn't easily find the download link.
E. R. Olovetto: I thought you could see the whole thing with a free account. Anyhow, you could go buy the paper or copy it at your school. Also, a better question is what major industries wouldn't develop watchdog groups to replace functions of government. You are inevetably going to raise questions on security or roads and such. Here is Block's roads book. I just uploaded my own copy since I couldn't easily find the download link.
Perhaps. Could you give me an example of your topic? The project has to be specific so the main problem I'm going to have is trying to explain in short but clear detail how watchdog companies would come about and work. Another problem would be that I would have to use a lot of my own imagination...
jaredsmith: Perhaps. Could you give me an example of your topic? The project has to be specific so the main problem I'm going to have is trying to explain in short but clear detail how watchdog companies would come about and work. Another problem would be that I would have to use a lot of my own imagination...
Consumers Union?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumers_Union
jaredsmith: E. R. Olovetto: I thought you could see the whole thing with a free account. Anyhow, you could go buy the paper or copy it at your school. Also, a better question is what major industries wouldn't develop watchdog groups to replace functions of government. You are inevetably going to raise questions on security or roads and such. Here is Block's roads book. I just uploaded my own copy since I couldn't easily find the download link. Perhaps. Could you give me an example of your topic? The project has to be specific so the main problem I'm going to have is trying to explain in short but clear detail how watchdog companies would come about and work. Another problem would be that I would have to use a lot of my own imagination...
How long is your paper supposed to be and do you have to present it? I really don't know what an exit project is. I guess you can drop any mention of libertarianism/AE and just talk generally about privatization. Some people just have the whole nanny state/corporations are evil thing so ingrained in them. I enjoy delivering them a dose of reality. I guess just pick a subset of consumer regulation, whatever interests you.
E. R. Olovetto: jaredsmith: E. R. Olovetto: I thought you could see the whole thing with a free account. Anyhow, you could go buy the paper or copy it at your school. Also, a better question is what major industries wouldn't develop watchdog groups to replace functions of government. You are inevetably going to raise questions on security or roads and such. Here is Block's roads book. I just uploaded my own copy since I couldn't easily find the download link. Perhaps. Could you give me an example of your topic? The project has to be specific so the main problem I'm going to have is trying to explain in short but clear detail how watchdog companies would come about and work. Another problem would be that I would have to use a lot of my own imagination... How long is your paper supposed to be and do you have to present it? I really don't know what an exit project is. I guess you can drop any mention of libertarianism/AE and just talk generally about privatization. Some people just have the whole nanny state/corporations are evil thing so ingrained in them. I enjoy delivering them a dose of reality. I guess just pick a subset of consumer regulation, whatever interests you.
To graduate project (exit) I have to do this. Everyone else is doing boring projects that have been done a million times so I'm trying to do this (and this has to be 6-8 pages). But thank you guys for the input, I need to have about 6-7 sources total to refer to and yes, I do have to give an oral presentation (in-front of a board of 3-4 parents).