Why Interventionist Economists Love to Talk about Externalities

Tags: Property Rights

11/03/2021 Joakim Book

Step 1: claim that only government can solve the problem of “externalities.” Step 2: claim that externalities are everywhere. Step 3: send in bureaucrats to solve every “problem” caused by externalities.

Original Article: “Why Interventionist Economists Love to Talk about Externalities“

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