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On Slavery and Libertarianism

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    (Loyola University, USA)

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There is all the world of difference between voluntary and coercive slavery. The physical invasions might be identical in the two cases, but the ethical analysis of each is diametrically the opposite. The only problem with real world slavery was that it was compulsory; the slave did not agree to take on this role. Otherwise, slavery was not only “not so bad” it was a positive good, for both the slave and the slave-master, at least in the ex-ante sense, as is the case with all economic behavior.

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  • Walter BLOCK, 2015. "On Slavery and Libertarianism," Journal of Economic and Social Thought, KSP Journals, vol. 2(3), pages 161-174, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ3:v:2:y:2015:i:3:p:161-174
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    1. Block, Walter & Snow, Nicholas & Stringham, Edward, 2008. "Banks, insurance companies, and discrimination," MPRA Paper 26035, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Walter Block & Gene Callahan, 2008. "Is There a Right to Immigration?: A Libertarian Perspective," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Labor Economics From A Free Market Perspective Employing the Unemployable, chapter 19, pages 195-220, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    1. Mario BOGDANOVIĆ, 2016. "Manipulation of human mind as dominant strategy in achieving tax compliance," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 11(1), pages 24-51, March.

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    Keywords

    Slavery; Compulsion; Libertarianism.;
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    • K29 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Other

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