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Constitutional Erosion Caused Capitalist Decay

Originally published in The World and I

The author argues that the decay of liberal capitalism is the consequence of social rules that leave unconstrained the unwarranted intrusion of government into our economic affairs and reward leaders who can succeed in this process of power politics.

The author argues that the decay of liberal capitalism is the consequence of social rules that leave unconstrained the unwarranted intrusion of government into our economic affairs and reward leaders who can succeed in this process of power politics.

Citation: “Constitutional Erosion Caused Capitalist Decay,” The World and I (November 1991) 540-542.

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