Nicolaus Tideman is probably one of the most famous Georgist economists in the world. He earned his PhD in economics at the University of Chicago, had various positions at universities and was a Senior Staff Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors. Since 1973 he has been at Virginia Tech. He published not only about economic topics but also about public decision-making.

He has been the author of many scientific publications, but he also wants to make the world a better place with Geoism.

His essay The Needed Moral Revolution is in the book Rent Unmasked: https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/rent-unmasked/

In this episode, Mr Tideman explains his view on liberty. People should have the option to form communities with whom they prefer to cooperate. There should be much more diversity in regulatory and tax regimes. Geoism can enable us to achieve this. This can enhance our liberty and eventually result in a more peaceful world.

The book he recommends is The Mason Gaffney Reader:

https://www.amazon.com/Mason-Gaffney-Reader-Solving-Unsolvable/dp/0974184462

Martin Jacobson is a Swedish political theorist based in Sweden who works at the University of Upsala. Martin has spent several years exploring the relationship between geoism and liberty. This year he finished his PhD with a dissertation entitled Land and Liberty. In this episode, he talks about freedom. Why is liberty important, what are the different varieties of left-libertarianism, and what are the similarities and differences between Henry George and Benjamin Tucker?

I hope you will enjoy this episode!

Here are some of the books and websites referred to:

Martin Jacobson

Land & Liberty: On the Natural Monopoly of Violence

https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1852324&dswid=6293

Geoism as part of the left-libertarian tradition

https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/geoism-as-part-of-the-left-libertarian

Martin Jacobson on Twitter

https://x.com/MarWJac

Kevin Carson

Organization Theory

https://kevinacarson.org/publication/ot/

Markets not Capitalism

https://store.c4ss.org/index.php/product/markets-not-capitalism/

Rodrick Long

https://oll.libertyfund.org/people/roderick-t-long

Background music by ⁠Kushal Rajkarnikar⁠ from ⁠Pixabay

My website is www.geoliberty.nl

This will be a very boring episode because I do not have an exciting guest today. I will just read a piece from a book about how we can share the earth.

I think I should do this because people who love liberty and are concerned about government intervention may be puzzled or even shocked if they hear that most geoist are in favor of a form of taxation. I agree that it is problematic to promote coercive governments as the best way to solve problems. And I prefer non-coercive forms of cooperation. We may find ways to do this.

However, if we want people to live in liberty, we must find a way to ensure access to natural resources. A schedule of a land value tax and a government is not a proposal to have more government interference. It’s just one of the possible ways to ensure that everyone has access to what nature provides for free.

I hope this helps you to understand the principle behind the Land Value Tax.

Want to read more about this topic?

I recommend the work of authors such as Nicolaus Tideman and Brian Hodgkinson.

Or if you are willing to read a dissertation, consider this one.