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(1994) Norms, values, and society, Dordrecht, Springer.
Humboldt's argument against the welfare state
a reconstruction in terms of game theory
Rainer Hegselmann
pp. 229-243
In 1792 Wilhelm von Humboldt wrote his treatise Ideen zu einem Versuch, die Gränzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates zu bestimmen (Ideas on an Essay to Define the Limits to the Effectiveness of the State). The treatise supports a notion of the state one would nowadays call libertarian. Seen against the backdrop of his time, characterized by far-reaching governmental regulations, Humboldt's work must be considered a radical manifesto of deregulation.1 Analyzing various fields of potential governmental activity, Humboldt pleaded in favor of a minimum of governmental intervention.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2454-8_18
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Hegselmann, R. (1994)., Humboldt's argument against the welfare state: a reconstruction in terms of game theory, in H. Pauer Studer (ed.), Norms, values, and society, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 229-243.
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