A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism — Property, Coercion, and the State (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism by Hans-Hermann Hoppe as a systems-level analysis of property, incentives, and institutional power.
By defining socialism in structural rather than moral terms, the book reveals how state intervention—whether authoritarian or democratic—separates production from ownership and generates persistent conflict and relative impoverishment. The analysis helps explain why economically inefficient systems often persist through legitimacy…
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