Nicolaus Tideman

Liberty and land

Markets, plus rent for the commons.

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The economist who formalised geo-libertarianism — full self-ownership and free markets, combined with the principle that the value of land and nature is owed equally to everyone.

social

Liberal-progressive individualist.

economic

Free markets with the rental value of land shared by all.

governance

Minimal coercion; voluntary order over the state.

Notable for

Geo-libertarian economics
Work on demand-revealing mechanisms
Land-value sharing

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