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'''Walter Edward Block''' (August {{Event |year=1941 |event=Birth |summary=Austrian School economist}} | '''Walter Edward Block, PhD''' (b. August {{Event |year=1941 |event=Birth |summary=Austrian School economist}}), [[Austrian School]] economist and author, was one of the first people to run on the Libertarian Party ticket, running for New York State Assembly in [[1972]]. | ||
Bumper stickers for his 1972 New York Assembly race read, "Block for Disassembly." He has described the | Bumper stickers for his 1972 New York Assembly race read, "Block for Disassembly." | ||
He has described the [[Non-Aggression Axiom]] as the linchpin of libertarianism. | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
*Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von [[Mises Institute]] | *Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von [[Mises Institute]] | ||
*Professor of Economics at Loyola University | *Professor of Economics at Loyola University | ||
*Senior Economist with the Fraser Institute (1979 - 1991) | *Senior Economist with the [[Fraser Institute]] (1979 - 1991) | ||
*Columnist, LewRockwell.com | *Columnist, [[LewRockwell.com]] | ||
==Articles== | ==Articles== | ||
*Libertarianism and Property Rights (1977, [[The Libertarian Forum]]) | *Libertarianism and Property Rights ([[1977]], [[The Libertarian Forum]]) | ||
*Is There a Right to Unionize? (2012), Mises Daily | *Is There a Right to Unionize? ([[2012]]), [[Mises Daily]] | ||
<SMALL>''This list is known to be very seriously incomplete''</SMALL> | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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*[[Ron Paul for President in 2012: Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty]] (2012) | *[[Ron Paul for President in 2012: Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty]] (2012) | ||
*[[Economic Freedom of the World: 1975-1995]] (with James D. Gwartney and Robert Lawson) | *[[Economic Freedom of the World: 1975-1995]] (with James D. Gwartney and Robert Lawson) | ||
<SMALL>''This list is known to be very seriously incomplete''</SMALL> | |||
==Papers== | ==Papers== | ||
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*Mathematics in Economics: An Austrian Methodological Critique (with Robert Wutscher and Robert P. Murphy), Philosophical Investigations (2010) | *Mathematics in Economics: An Austrian Methodological Critique (with Robert Wutscher and Robert P. Murphy), Philosophical Investigations (2010) | ||
*[[Anti-Discrimination Laws: Undermining Our Rights]] (with Javier Portillo), Journal of Business Ethics (c. 2012) | *[[Anti-Discrimination Laws: Undermining Our Rights]] (with Javier Portillo), Journal of Business Ethics (c. 2012) | ||
<SMALL>''This list is known to be very seriously incomplete''</SMALL> | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block-arch.html Warter Block articles on LewRockwell.com] | *[http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block-arch.html Warter Block articles on LewRockwell.com] | ||
*[http://www.walterblock.com/] | *[http://www.walterblock.com/ Walter Block's personal site] | ||
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[[Category:Current and Former Candidates]] | [[Category:Current and Former Candidates]] | ||
[[Category:Candidates from the 1970s]] | [[Category:Candidates from the 1970s]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:36, 31 July 2012
Walter Edward Block, PhD (b. August 1941), Austrian School economist and author, was one of the first people to run on the Libertarian Party ticket, running for New York State Assembly in 1972.
Bumper stickers for his 1972 New York Assembly race read, "Block for Disassembly."
He has described the Non-Aggression Axiom as the linchpin of libertarianism.
Career
- Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Professor of Economics at Loyola University
- Senior Economist with the Fraser Institute (1979 - 1991)
- Columnist, LewRockwell.com
Articles
- Libertarianism and Property Rights (1977, The Libertarian Forum)
- Is There a Right to Unionize? (2012), Mises Daily
This list is known to be very seriously incomplete
Books
- Defending the Undefendable (1976)
- Reaction: The New Combines Investigation Act (1986)
- Lexicon of Economic Thought (with Michael A. Walker 1988)
- Economics and the Environment: A Reconciliation (1990)
- Privatization of Roads and Highways (1990)
- Academic Freedom and Tenure (with Richard DeGeorge, Ralph F. Fuchs, and Robert W. McGee, 1997)
- Labor Economics From A Free Market Perspective (2008)
- Plunder in Latin America (with Guillermo M. Yeatts and Marta Castro, 2010)
- Ron Paul for President in 2012: Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty (2012)
- Economic Freedom of the World: 1975-1995 (with James D. Gwartney and Robert Lawson)
This list is known to be very seriously incomplete
Papers
- Drug Prohibition: A Legal and Economic Analysis? (1993), Journal of Business Ethics
- Cyberslacking, Business Ethics and Managerial Economics? (2001), Journal of Business Ethics
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies? (2002), Ethics, Place and Environment
- Is There a Human Right to Medical Insurance? (2008), Business and Professional Ethics Journal
- Time Deposits, Dimensions, and Fraud (with William Barnett), Journal of Business Ethics (2009)
- Synthetic Biology Does Not Need a Synthetic Bioethics: Give Me That Old Time (Libertarian) Ethics (2012), Ethics, Policy and Environment (2012)
- Mathematics in Economics: An Austrian Methodological Critique (with Robert Wutscher and Robert P. Murphy), Philosophical Investigations (2010)
- Anti-Discrimination Laws: Undermining Our Rights (with Javier Portillo), Journal of Business Ethics (c. 2012)
This list is known to be very seriously incomplete
Candidate
- New York State Assembly, 1972
External Links
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