Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard

Anatomy of the State

Murray N. Rothbard

60 pages first pub 1974 (view editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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Anatomy of the State is ideal for intellectually restless readers who relish brisk, iconoclastic takes on power, propaganda, and political economy and who are comfortable having their assumptions about government and society aggressively challenged.

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This gives a succinct account of Rothbard’s view of the state. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. It does not produce anything but rather steals resources from those engaged in produc...

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