Toward a Libertarian Theory of Guilt and Punishment for the Crime of Statism

Block, Walter E.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1885088

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Toward a Libertarian Theory of Guilt and Punishment for the Crime of Statism

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Walter E. Block

Loyola University New Orleans - Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business

Date Written: October 2000

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to combine the insights of Van Creveld (1999) concerning statism with libertarian theory in order to forge a theory of justified punishment for the crime of engaging in statist, governmental or other gangster activity.

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Block, Walter E., Toward a Libertarian Theory of Guilt and Punishment for the Crime of Statism (October 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1885088 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1885088