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Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 04:37:00 EDT
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[hurst@grc97.UUCP ]
/* ---------- "free market economy and state inter" ---------- */
>In following the current discussion between Wingate and nrh about
>Libertarian economy, I thought I would post the following list of terms.
>[...]

A worthwhile attempt.

>THE STATE: That institution which interferes with the Free Market through
>the direct exercise of coercion or the granting of privileges (backed by
>coercion).

Not enough: criminals do that, too. State, however, claims a *monopoly* of
coercion.

>ANARCHISM: That organization of society in which the Free Market operates
>freely, without taxes, usury, landlordism, tariffs, or other forms of
>coercion or privilege. RIGHT ANARCHISTS predict that in the Free Market
>people would voluntarily choose to compete more often than to cooperate.
>LEFT ANARCHISTS predict that in the Free Market people would voluntarily
>choose to cooperate more often than to compete.

If by "right anarchists"  you  mean  anarchocapitalists,  then  I
doubt  that  your definition is true of them. Competition *is* an
integral part of their prediction, but  so  is  cooperation.  Two
sellers  compete; a buyer and a seller cooperate; in particular a
labor seller and a labor buyer (employer) do; so do partners.
Rather, "right anarchists" predict that people would choose to
cooperate through trade; and "left anarchists" that they would 
choose to cooperate without it.

Of course, mixed predictions are possible, too.

		Jan Wasilewsky