The State and Its Purpose

The role of the state in creating public goods and maintaining them is crucial. The tragedy of the commons was used to explain why it was right to take things away from the savages, says economist Se ia harden. Gegerharden later admitted that he made up this story for his own ends. It's not quid proquo - markets don't look a god damn thing when they're run by people who have no idea what their goals are.