Why the Georgist movement has not succeeded: a speculative memorandum. (Symposium on Henry George and his Legacy).
From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
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Date: 7/1/2003
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Author: Samuels, Warren J.
The article surveys factors external and internal to the Georgist movement that account for its relative lack of success. Key factors are the identification of income with productivity and the belief in a right to privatize economic rent. The Georgist defense of productive property thus was seen as an attack on property.
For a number of reasons one would have expected the so called single tax movement to have been a great success. Actually, Georgism enjoyed considerable success until ...
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