"Amit Varma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anarcho-libertarians are virually on the opposite end of the spectrum from > the Leftist anarchists. And anarcho-libertarians differ from other > libertarians, such as the minarchists, in that they favour no government at > all, while minarchists, like myself, see a necessary role for government in > maintaining the rule of law, defending individual rights and so on. That's > putting it simply...
That is indeed a very short summary of an extraordinarily large topic. There was an interesting Liberty Magazine editor's conference on minarchism vs anarchism in the libertarian movement a few years ago. A transcript is on line and rather worth reading... -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED]