The question of why some people should obey others, though easily settled in neo-liberal political theory by who has the biggest gun, has yet to be answered within the liberal tradition, says Klosko (politics, U. of Virginia). He believes that H. L. A. Hartz's principle of fairness could be worked into a foundation for a solution to the obligation problem, and sets about the task. He adds a new introduction to the 1992 edition. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)