COVID Lockdowns Crippled the Division of Labor, Setting the Stage for Civil Unrest

Tags: Interventionism, Philosophy and Methodology

06/27/2020 Jonathan Newman

The division of labor promotes peaceful exchange and continues peace. But this can all break down when governments intervene to prevent peaceful interaction and when government incompetence promotes violence.

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Original Article: “COVID Lockdowns Crippled the Division of Labor, Setting the Stage for Civil Unrest“.

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