anarcho-capitalism
A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and…A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market.
Anarchokapitalismus
анархо-капитали́змanarxo-kapitalízm
(uncountable)A political and socioeconomic system that ostensibly recognizes only individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market but not the state and other coercive institutions.
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Origin
From anarcho- + capitalism. Earliest extant attestation is in American author Karl Hess'sFrom anarcho- + capitalism. Earliest extant attestation is in American author Karl Hess's essay “The Death of Politics”, originally published by Playboy, in March 1969. Even though American economist Murray Rothbard is credited with coining this word, its first possible appearance among his writings is in his 1971 essay “Know Your Rights”, published two years after Hess's essay.
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