Tom Bethell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Tom Bethell (born 1936) is an journalist specializing in economic issues, known for his support of the market economy, political conservatism, and unorthodox science. ..."
Associations
Media Fellow, Hoover Institution
Writings
How Private Property Saved the Pilgrims, Hoover Digest, 1999
Related Topic: Property Rights
Excerpted and adapted from The Noblest Triumph
"Knowing that the fruits of his labor would benefit his own family and dependents, the head of each household was given an incentive to work harder. ... the division of property established a proportion or 'ratio' between act and consequence. Human action is deprived of rationality without it, and work will decline sharply as a result."
Related Topic: Property Rights
Excerpted and adapted from The Noblest Triumph
"Knowing that the fruits of his labor would benefit his own family and dependents, the head of each household was given an incentive to work harder. ... the division of property established a proportion or 'ratio' between act and consequence. Human action is deprived of rationality without it, and work will decline sharply as a result."
Books Authored
The Electric Windmill: An Inadvertent Autobiography, 1988
- ISBN 0895265680
: Hardcover, Regnery Pub, 1988
The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages, 1998
Related Topic: Property Rights
Related Topic: Property Rights
- ISBN 0312210833
: Hardcover, St. Martin's Press, 1st edition, 1998
- ISBN 0312223374
: Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999