| Anarchism Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government,*Errico Malatesta, "Towards Anarchism", MAN!. Los Angeles: International Group of San Francisco. Anarchism
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| Ayn Rand | birthplace = Saint Petersburg, Russia Ayn_Rand
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| Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and sovereign states styled "United States of America." The Article's ratification (proposed in 1777) was completed in 1781, legally uniting the states by compact into the "United States of America" as a union with a confederation government. Articles_of_Confederation
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| Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-capitalism (also known as free-market anarchism) is an individualist anarchistAdams, Ian. 2002. Anarcho-capitalism
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| Anarcho-capitalism Talk:Anarcho-capitalism
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| Austrian School The Austrian School, also known as the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”, is a heterodoxDavid C. Colander, Complexity and History of Economic Thought, p. Austrian_School
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| Adam Smith Talk:Adam_Smith
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| Australian Broadcasting Corporation |available =NationalInternational Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation
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| Bureaucracy Bureaucracy is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government. As opposed to adhocracy, it is represented by standardized procedure (rule-following) that dictates the execution of most or all processes within the body, formal division of powers, hierarchy, and relationships. Bureaucracy
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| Benjamin Tucker Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (April 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939) was a leading proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century, and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty. Benjamin_Tucker
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| Crony capitalism Crony capitalism is a pejorative term describing an allegedly capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between businessmen and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, and so forth. Crony_capitalism
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| Capitalism Capitalism is the economic system in which the means of production are owned by private persons, and operated for profit and where investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are predominantly determined through the operation of a free market, rather than by central economic planning. Capitalism is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and corporations to trade, incorporate, employ workers, and use money provided by central banks, in goods, services (including finance), labor and land. Capitalism
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| Collectivism Collectivism is a term used to describe any moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human interdependence and the importance of a collective, rather than the importance of separate individuals. Collectivists focus on community and society, and seek to give priority to group goals over individual goals. Collectivism
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| Carl Menger Talk:Carl_Menger
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| Carl Menger | death = Carl_Menger
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| Coercion Coercion (co-er-shion) is the practice of compelling a person or manipulating them to behave in an involuntary way (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation or some other form of pressure or force. These are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the desired way. Coercion
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| Classical liberalism Talk:Classical_liberalism
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| Division of labour Division of labour or specialization is the specialization of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and roles, intended to increase the productivity of labour. Historically the growth of a more and more complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialisation processes. Division_of_labour
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| Dialectical materialism Dialectical materialism, according to many followers of Karl Marx's thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism. Dialectical_materialism
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| Economics Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics
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| Economic calculation problem The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and later expounded by Friedrich Hayek. Economic_calculation_problem
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| Eschatology Eschatology (from the Greek , Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. While in mysticism the phrase refers metaphorically to the end of ordinary reality and reunion with the Divine, in many traditional religions it is taught as an actual future event prophesied in sacred texts or folklore. Eschatology
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| Enron Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE) was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy in late 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 people (McLean & Elkind, 2003) and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, pulp and paper, and communications companies, with claimed revenues of $111 billion in 2000. Enron
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| Economy of scale Economies of scale are the cost advantages that a firm obtains due to expansion. Economy_of_scale
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| Federal Reserve System |currency = U.S. Federal_Reserve_System
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| Fascism Talk:Fascism
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| Frédéric Bastiat Claude Frédéric Bastiat (June 30, 1801 December 24, 1850) was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He is buried at San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. Frédéric_Bastiat
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| Friedrich Hayek Vienna, Austria-Hungary Friedrich_Hayek
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| Free market A free market is a market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers. By definition, in a free market environment buyers and sellers do not coerce each other, in the sense that they obtain each other's property without the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or fraud, nor is the transfer coerced by a third party. Free_market
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| Gross domestic product The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. GDP is defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced within the country in a given period of time (usually a calendar year). Gross_domestic_product
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| Homeschooling Homeschooling (also called home education), home learning or homeschool – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or professional tutors, rather than in a public or private school. Homeschooling
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| Hyperinflation In economics, hyperinflation is inflation that is "out of control", a condition in which prices increase rapidly as a currency loses its value. Formal definitions vary from a cumulative inflation rate over three years approaching 100% to "inflation exceeding 50% a month. Hyperinflation
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| Herbert Hoover President of the United States Herbert_Hoover
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| Homeschooling Talk:Homeschooling
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| History of Russia The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus', adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. History_of_Russia
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| Immanuel Kant Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia Immanuel_Kant
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| Intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical, literary, and artistic works; inventions; and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law, the holder of one of these abstract properties has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention by which it is covered. Intellectual_property
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| Intellectual property/Archive 1 Talk:Intellectual_property/Archive_1
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| Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The changes subsequently spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. Industrial_Revolution
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| Individualist anarchism Individualist anarchism refers to any of several traditions that hold that "individual conscience and the pursuit of self-interest should not be constrained by any collective body or public authority"Heywood, Andrew, Key Concepts in Politics, Palgrave, ISBN 0-312-23381-7, 2000, p. 46. Individualist_anarchism
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| Imperialism Imperialism has two meanings, one describing an action and the other describing an attitude. Most commonly it is understood in relation to Empire building, as the expansion of a nation's authority by territorial conquest establishing economic and political powers in other territories or nations, and when such encompasses non-contiguous "colonies" or "protectorates" then the term also subsumes Colonialism. Imperialism
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| John Stuart Mill John_Stuart_Mill
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| Karl Marx London, United Kingdom | Karl_Marx
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| Keynesian economics In economics Keynesian economics (, also Keynesianism and Keynesian Theory), is based on the ideas of twentieth-century British economist John Maynard Keynes. The state, according to Keynesian economics, can stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private sector - through, for example, interest rates, taxation and public projects. Keynesian_economics
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| Trade union A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions, forming a cartel of labor. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members ([and file|rank and file] members) and negotiates labor contracts with employers. Trade_union
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| Labor theory of value Talk:Labor_theory_of_value
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| Liberalism Talk:Liberalism
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| Minimum wage A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labor. Minimum_wage
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