Since I recently blogged about libertarianism, the Netherlands is in some respects (however, mind you: NL is far from being a pure ‘laissez faire’ country in general) a champion in succesfully implementing libertarian policies.
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Becker and Posner on ‘Libertarian Paternalism’
I have just read a wonderful critique of ‘libertarian paternalism’ by Gary Becker, complemented very nicely by Richard Posner. Some excerpts from both texts below (which also attempt a summary of the main arguments):
The term is indeed an oxymoron.
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