Lawrence H. White

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Lawrence H. White

Bankruptcy law is a system of interventionary legislation which interferes with the ability of individuals freely to establish the terms of loan contracts. It benefits the less prudent and less...

Privatization of Municipality-Provided Services

07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Lawrence H. White

Volume 2, Number 2 (1978) The municipal reform movement of the progressive era succeeded throughout America in establishing local government monopoly in the provision of urban services. Competitive...

The Austrian School and Spontaneous Order: Comment on O’Driscoll

07/30/2014 Austrian Economics Newsletter Lawrence H. White

Volume 1 (Spring 1979) Lawrence H. White In the penultimate section of his paper on "Spontaneous Order and the Coordination of Economic Activities," [1] Gerald O'Driscoll performs a valuable service...

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