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The Economics and Ethics of Private Property : Studies in Political Economy and Philosophy /

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This book considers in depth the basic economic and philosophical issues surrounding the concept of private property. The author adheres to the Austrian school of economic thought in pursuing this analysis and comes to the conclusion that the right to private property is a principle of ethics and th...

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Main Author: Hoppe, Hans-Hermann
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1993.
Subjects:
Economics.
Ethics.
Political science > Philosophy.
Finance.
Economics > Methodology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book considers in depth the basic economic and philosophical issues surrounding the concept of private property. The author adheres to the Austrian school of economic thought in pursuing this analysis and comes to the conclusion that the right to private property is a principle of ethics and the `basis for continual `optimal' economic progress'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)
ISBN:9789401581554 (electronic bk.)
940158155X (electronic bk.)