Mises, Hayek and Corruption
Using the arguments of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich August von Hayek, I argue that private ownership solves the economic problem of corruption. Since private ownership discourages entrepreneurs from rent-seeking, and privately owned media provide objective and unbiased information to citizens, any...
Published in: | Journal of business ethics |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2014
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In: |
Journal of business ethics
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Further subjects: | B
Economic calculation
B Corruption B Austrian school B Rent-seeking |
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Summary: | Using the arguments of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich August von Hayek, I argue that private ownership solves the economic problem of corruption. Since private ownership discourages entrepreneurs from rent-seeking, and privately owned media provide objective and unbiased information to citizens, any legal reform establishing and enforcement of private ownership also solves the corruption problem. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1646-x |