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The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Chapters

  1. Copyright Page64 words
  2. Patrons168 words
  3. Acknowledgments226 words
  4. Introduction4,961 words
  5. 1. The Problem of Security; Historicity of the State and “European Realism”13,008 words
  6. 2. War, Peace, and the State5,515 words
  7. 3. Monarchy and War14,247 words
  8. 4. Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation or Monopoly?4,321 words
  9. 5. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?20,918 words
  10. 6. Mercenaries, Guerrillas, Militias, and the Defense of Minimal States and Free Societies6,911 words
  11. 7. Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit10,678 words
  12. 8. The Will to be Free: The Role of Ideology in National Defense6,885 words
  13. 9. National Defense and the Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Clubs10,912 words
  14. 10. Government and the Private Production of Defense11,210 words
  15. 11. Secession and the Production of Defense14,489 words
  16. Subject Index2,145 words
  17. Name Index2,032 words
  18. Bibliography7,336 words
  19. List of Contributors73 words

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