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Rothbardian

Rothbardian adjective: of, pertaining to, or advocating the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard.

Adjective

Rothbardian (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or advocating the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard.
    1. (specifically) Anarcho-capitalist.
      • Economists familiar with the Rothbardian tradition have taken the analysis even further, persuasively arguing that Somalia is much better without a state than it was with one.2011, Robert P. Murphy, Mises Daily, Anarchy in Somalia

Noun

Rothbardian (plural Rothbardians)

  1. A proponent of the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard.
    1. (specifically) An anarcho-capitalist.
      • The standard statist put-down — "If you Rothbardians like anarchy so much, why don't you move to Somalia?" — misses the point.2011, Robert P. Murphy, Mises Daily, Anarchy in Somalia

Forms of Rothbardian

pluralRothbardians

Origin of Rothbardian

From Rothbard + -ian.

Words formed from Rothbardian

Questions about Rothbardian

What does Rothbardian mean?
Rothbardian means of, pertaining to, or advocating the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard.
What part of speech is Rothbardian?
Rothbardian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Rothbardian in the dictionary

  1. Roth IRA
  2. Roth IRAs
  3. Roth's theorem
  4. Rothay
  5. Rothbard
  6. Rothbardian
  7. Rothbardianism
  8. Rothbardians
  9. Rothbardism
  10. Rothbards
  11. Rothbarth

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