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counter-economics

counter-economics noun: the study or practice of all peaceful human action which is forbidden by the State.

Noun

counter-economics (uncountable)

  1. The study or practice of all peaceful human action which is forbidden by the State.

Origin of counter-economics

The term was first used by Samuel Edward Konkin III and J. Neil Schulman who are libertarian theorists, and was coined as part of their agorism doctrine. It is short for "counter-establishment economics"; equivalent to counter- + economics.

Questions about counter-economics

What does counter-economics mean?
Counter-economics means the study or practice of all peaceful human action which is forbidden by the State.
What part of speech is counter-economics?
Counter-economics is a noun.

Words near counter-economics in the dictionary

  1. counter-cultist
  2. counter-cultists
  3. counter-demonstration
  4. counter-demonstrations
  5. counter-earth
  6. counter-economics
  7. counter-electrophoresis
  8. counter-embattled
  9. counter-embowed
  10. Counter-Enlightenment
  11. Counter-Enlightenments

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