"Pandemic" in a Stateless Society
Chee-Heong Quah
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This chapter debunks the myth that only the state is capable of handling a pandemic. Instead, without the state, private individuals and entities, when given the full freedom, can better ameliorate the risk and harm of a virus outbreak and at the same time maximize the well-being of the entire society. In particular, this chapter discusses what would have happened in a world without a state and how would the economic laws in the Austrian tradition drive individuals to act in ways that maximize the net benefits not only to themselves but ultimately to every member of the society.
Keywords: pandemic; state; virus outbreak; society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93373
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