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Wresting Land from the Sea: An Argument Against Public Goods Theory

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Tags: Value and Exchange, Big Government, Taxes and Spending
Journal of Libertarian Studies Philipp Bagus
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According to many economists we need the state to provide public goods. The assertion seems to be so crystal-clear that it is not even worth discussion in the mainstream.

Volume 20, Number 4 (2006)

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Bagus, Philipp. “Wresting Land from the Sea: An Argument Against Public Goods Theory.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 20, No. 4 (2006): 21–40.

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