[ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism

Stefano Vaj stefano.vaj at gmail.com
Mon May 30 17:11:37 UTC 2011


On 24 May 2011 21:28, Damien Sullivan <phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 04:07:33PM +0200, Stefano Vaj wrote:
>
> >    There again, "freedom" is a relatively concept. A rather libertarian
> >    legal framework can go hand in hand with a semi-monopolistic control
> of
> >    information ("Freedom of speech is nothing without freedom of radio
>
> A libertarian legal framework can also go hand in hand with a
> monopolistic control of land, or any other resource.  Absolute monarchy
> is libertarian, if you grant that someone owns all the land.
> Aristocracy/oligarchy is libertarian, if a few people own all the land.
>

"Barriers to entry" (typically, a given market or profession) would not be,
especially if they are of a legal nature, would they?

I am not sure of other, non-legal barriers, but then I am no expert of
libertarian doctrines about cartels.

-- 
Stefano Vaj
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