Archive for Peter J. Hill
Common Sense and Common Law for the Environment: Creating Wealth in Hummingbird Economies
Peter Hill is a senior associate of the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana, and professor of economics at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. Surely one of the more problematic issues for people with a principled commitment to free markets is the environment. Such people generally have a deep respect for individual rights, and environmental [...]
1Aug1998 | Peter J. Hill | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Commonwealth of Independent States: Land of Opportunity
Peter J. Hill is a Senior Associate of the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana, and Professor of Economics at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. He recently served as an economic adviser to the Bulgarian government. Conditions are dire in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the confederation of former Soviet republics. The economy is [...]
1Jun1992 | Peter J. Hill | 0 comments | ContinuedBook Review: Prosperity And Poverty: The Compassionate Use of Resources in a World of Scarcity by E. Calvin Beisner
Crossway Books, 9825 W. Roosevelt Round, Westchester, Illinois 60153 • 1988 • 304 pages * $9.95 paperback. Despite protestations to the contrary by some economists, issues involving economic policy are extremely value laden. Questions of economic justice, appropriate levels of redistribution, and the moral foundations of rights continually arise. Hence it is not surprising that [...]
1Dec1989 | Peter J. Hill | 0 comments | ContinuedMarkets and Morality
Peter J. Hill is George F. Bennett Professor of Economics at Wheaton College (Illinois) and a Senior Associate of the Political Economy Research Center (PERC) in Bozeman, Montana. This article was originally published as part of the PERC Viewpoints series. In terms of sheer ability to provide goods and services, most people would agree that [...]
1Feb1989 | Peter J. Hill | 0 comments | Continued-
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