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The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production

by Hoppe, Hans-Hermann

2003

Summary

An anthology of essays edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe challenging the conventional argument that defense is a public good requiring state monopoly, and making the case for private competitive security production grounded in both economic theory and historical evidence.

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ISBN: 978-0945466376

Topics

public_off Anarcho-Capitalism account_balance Political Philosophy security State Power policy Theory of the State policy Libertarianism key Property Rights

Quotes from this book

• Defense Is Not a Public Good
• History Disproves the Need for a State
• Insurance Agencies vs. the State
• The State Is a Compulsory Monopoly