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What Is Property? · Character

M. Wolowski

The economist who takes up the gauntlet Proudhon throws down, contesting the claim that property is robbery with the tools of political economy.

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First appearance: what is property

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Wolowski belongs to the class of critics who answer Proudhon's paradox with the sober language of economics, and his objections sharpen the book's central quarrel. He represents the respectable opinion that property is…

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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