A sharp critique of the welfare state's harmful economic effects. Hazlitt exposes the fallacies of welfare policies, showing how they create dependency, reduce productivity, and erode wealth through inflation and taxation. Grounded in classical liberalism and Austrian economics, he argues that state intervention cannot create wealth, only consume and destroy it, with inflation serving as a hidden tax that transfers wealth from individuals to the state.
Beyond economic critique, Hazlitt warns of the moral decay fostered by the welfare state, which undermines personal responsibility and encourages a culture of entitlement. He argues that this leads to a weakening of social values and fabric. Man vs. The Welfare State stands as a strong defense of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, urging the dismantling of the welfare state for true prosperity and social harmony.
Autor: Henry Hazlitt
Año: 1969
Encuadernación: tapa blanda
Páginas: 225
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Ludwig von Mises Institute
CONTENIDO
Instant Utopia
Salvation Through Government Spending
"We Owe It To Ourselves"
Consequences of Dollar Debasement
The High Cost of Wage Hikes
Price Controls
More on Price Controls
Who Protects the Consumer?
Famines Are Government-Made
Runaway Relief and Social Insecurity
Income Without Work
Fallacies of the Negative Income Tax
Can We Guarantee Jobs?
Soaking the Rich
Soaking the Corporations
Government Planning vs. Economic Growth
Government As Prosperity-Maker
Uruguay: Welfare State Gone Wild
Inflation Is Worldwide
The Case for the Gold Standard
The Fallacy of Foreign Aid
Government Unlimited
From Spencer's 1884 to Orwell's 1984
The Task Confronting Libertarians
What We Can Do About It
