In this timely book, Walter E. Block uses classical liberal theory to defend private property rights. Looking at how free enterprise, capitalism and libertarianism are cornerstones of economically prosperous civilizations, Block highlights why private property rights are crucial. Discussing philosophy, libertarian property rights theory, reparations and other property rights issues, this volume is of interest to academics, students, journalists and all those interested in this integral aspect of political economic philosophy.
Author(s): Walter Block
Series: Palgrave Studies In Classical Liberalism
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 432
Tags: Law And Economics, Property Rights, Privatization
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Property and Exploitation (Walter E. Block)....Pages 3-17
The Moral Dimensions of Poverty, Entitlements, and Theft (Walter E. Block)....Pages 19-31
Ona’ah (Walter E. Block)....Pages 33-40
Front Matter ....Pages 41-41
Hayek’s Road to Serfdom (Walter E. Block)....Pages 43-50
Block vs. Friedman on Hayek (Walter E. Block)....Pages 51-73
Pipes on Property and Freedom (Walter E. Block)....Pages 75-81
Bethell on Property and Prosperity (Walter E. Block)....Pages 83-110
Radical Privatization and Other Libertarian Conundrums (Walter E. Block)....Pages 111-128
Prices and Location: A Geographical and Economic Analysis (Walter E. Block)....Pages 129-135
Front Matter ....Pages 137-137
On Reparations to Blacks for Slavery (Walter E. Block)....Pages 139-164
Reparations, Once Again (Walter E. Block)....Pages 165-184
The Economics and Ethics of Land Reform (Walter E. Block)....Pages 185-216
Front Matter ....Pages 217-217
Eminent Domain: A Legal and Economic Analysis (Walter E. Block)....Pages 219-229
Eminent Domain: A Legal and Economic Critique (Walter E. Block)....Pages 231-264
Canadian Aboriginals: A Debate (Walter E. Block)....Pages 265-273
Space Environmentalism, Property Rights, and the Law (Walter E. Block)....Pages 275-301
Coase and Kelo: Ominous Parallels and Lott on Rothbard on Coase (Walter E. Block)....Pages 303-327
Landsburg on Crime (Walter E. Block)....Pages 329-333
Debate on Eminent Domain (Walter E. Block)....Pages 335-363
Homesteading City Streets: An Exercise in Managerial Theory (Walter E. Block)....Pages 365-382
O.J.’s Defense: A Reductio Ad Absurdum of Coase and Posner (Walter E. Block)....Pages 383-414
Back Matter ....Pages 415-435
