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OH Anarcho-Capitalist
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Interests: Business, anarcho-capitalist thought, history, libertarianism, history of money & banking, motorcycles, dogs & cats
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The answer provided is less economic than political. Yes, libertarian thought posits all government action beyond security and justice to be superfluous and destructive of liberty and property.
So, the arguments presented is not that there is any economic difference between intra- and international trade, rather political considerations distort markets and can artificially create win-lose propositions where none should exist.
So Prof Rodrik assumes political reality as set and unchangeable, therefore artificial political restrictions on voluntary, peaceful exchange are justifiable in the eyes of those imposing them.
Political fatalism masquerading as economic theory...
Trade within versus between nations
I am doing one of the “Conversations with Tyler” events on September 24th, and in preparation for that, Tyler Cowen asked his blog readers to submit possible questions. As of this writing, there was a terrific list of challenging questions on the list. I want to offer some thoughts on one of tho...
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