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Rejoinder to critics of laissez-faire capitalism.(Turning Point)
Journal of Corporate Citizenship, The, September, 2006 by Barnett, William, II; Block, Walter
IN BLOCK AND BARNETT (2005) WE MAKE the case that the best way to promote peace and prosperity, to protect the environment and fight poverty is to rein in government to the greatest extent possible. Each of our critics (Batten and Szilagyi 2005; Higgins 2005; Jonker 2005) challenges this thesis, and we consider them in the order they appear in the journal issue.
Batten and Szilagyi
These authors exhibit a bit of confusion about Mises' views on limited government vis-a-vis anarcho-capitalism. They (Batten and Szilagyi 2005: 43) claim Mises takes a position 'opposing taxes' and sees 'none at all' as the proper role for government. Not so, not so. Mises saw a very limited, but important, role for the state. These authors maintain that we favour a...
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