Theory of Socialism & Capitalism (Hoppe - 2nd ed.)

Author: Hans-Hermann Hoppe

ISBN: 9781933550732

Binding: paperback

Section: Economics/Business/Finance

Here is Hans Hoppe's first treatise in English, arguing that there are only two possible archetypes in economic affairs—socialism and capitalism—with other systems being combinations of those two types. The capitalist model he defines as pure protection of private property, free association, and exchange—no exceptions. All deviations from that ideal are defined as species of socialism, with public ownership and interference with trade, while he distinguishes the left and right versions.