Chapter 5. The Economics of Donations

Abundance Generosity and the State Cover by Guido Hülsmann

04/11/2025 Jörg Guido Hülsmann

Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy

Chapter 5 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 137–178 in the print edition.

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