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The Right to Food E. C.Pasour,Jr. 229 Some hard questions for those who would claim or grant any such "right." The Problemsof HaltingEconomic Growth Dwight R. Lee and Robert F. MeNown 234 It's not all that easy to do without the market. How Much Competition? Brian Summers 242 Let everyone compete as he chooses; a fair field and no favor. Eat, Drink, Ta,lk .Francis E. Mahaffy 244 The sad saga of socialism in Ethiopia. Book Reviews: "Robespierre: The Voice of Virtue" by Otto J. Scott "Thinking About Crime" by James Q. Wilson "Property in a Humane Economy" edited by Samuel L. Blumenfeld Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding. 251 the Freeman A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF IDEAS ON LIBERTY IRVINGTON·ON·HUDSON, N. Y. 10533 TEL: (914) 591·7230 LEONARD E. READ PAUL L. POIROT President, Foundation for Economic' Education Managing Editor THE F R E E MAN is published monthly by .. the Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., a non political, nonprofit, educational champion. of private property, the free market, the profit and loss system, and limited government.

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