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      The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages
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      The phenomenal success of Western civilization and the remarkable economic expansion fueled by modern capitalism, says Tom Bethell, depend chiefly on the institution of private property and the development of secure property rights, yet this simple, striking idea is misunderstood by elite opinion leaders in the United States and around the world. Bethell, a reporter for the American Spectator, offers a history of property as an idea and a reality around the world. His sweeping narrative will appeal to fans of David Landes's The Wealth and Poverty of Nations and Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. Yet, in many crucial respects, The Noblest Triumph (the title comes from British philosopher Jeremy Bentham's line that property laws represent "the noblest triumph of humanity over itself") is better than both, displaying a keener understanding of human nature and of how incentives shape behavior. In a chapter sure to inspire controversy, Bethell argues that the Irish potato famines of the 1840s were due primarily to Ireland's lack of stable property rights in the 19th century. Full of astute observations and written with real clarity, The Noblest Triumph makes a unique and welcome contribution to the debate over why some countries thrive while others languish. --John J. Miller

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      In The Noblest Triumph, Tom Bethell looks at the history of property rights and shows that the key role played by the institution of private property has been misunderstood by Western elites for more than a century. Beginning with the ancient Greeks and arriving at the present day, Bethell looks at basic ideas about property found in the writings of Plato, Adam Smith, Blackstone, Bentham, Marx, Mill, and others. He shows that the institution of property is inextricably tied to traditional conceptions of justice and liberty, and he argues that prosperity and civilization can only arise where private property is securely held by the people. The Noblest Triumph is an indispensable book for anyone interested in this fundamental aspect of civilization and the progress of humankind through the ages.

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      5 out of 5 stars Tom Bethell Explains it All--Why Good Law Leads to Prosperity.......2006-08-14

      The Noblest Triumph is one of the most illuminating and important books I have ever read. That may sound like an overstatement, but I don't think so. This book shows why a system of property law that is predictable, secure, transparent and protects the little guy's property as well as the rich guy's is a prerequisite for a prosperous society.

      Tom Bethell analyzes history, and factually supports his thesis that good property rights and good law are the necessary foundation for prosperity in a society. He shows how the lack of good law leads to poverty and how the presence of good law leads to prosperity.

      The book abounds with supporting facts and examples. The research is amazingly extensive and excellent. I found the book fascinating as all kinds of things I had wondered about for years became clear. It is like watching rugby, or some other game you don't know about, and feeling confused, and then watching it with someone who explains the rules of the game--suddenly you know what to look for, and it all starts to make sense. Bethell shows how many seemingly minor facets of life are attributable to the workings of property-law in a society--for example, how long-term insecurity about law leads people in some parts of the world to build their homes with backs to the street and enclosed courtyards, like little fortresses.

      Bethell shows that when you are wondering how a nation becomes prosperous, one essential question is--do the people in that nation feel secure owning their property? If yes, they naturally work hard to own and enjoy property and they beqeath it to their children--things we take for granted in the United States. (Until the outrageous U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo, which, in my opinion, should be overturned.)

      This book made it crystal clear why a dictatorship, whatever its ideology, will always lead to poverty for its people. Arbitrary decision-making by people in power, including the arbitrary taking of people's property, shuts down the natural desire of the people to work and earn and build, maybe even employ others. Prosperity doesn't have a chance to get started. The uncertainty of whether someone can unlawfully, arbitrarily come and take what you have worked for makes it too risky to build wealth. You don't want to be noticed; you don't want to be a target. You conceal your wealth. You keep it portable. People hunker down. Their behavior is perfectly rational. It's a game that's too dangerous to play.

      The book makes it clear why Mexico, for example, with natural harbors, fertile soil, abundant natural resources and capable people, struggles with widespread poverty---it is because the Mexican government and Mexican laws do not protect the little guy's property rights, and many Mexican officials practice corruption. So in Mexico, little guys do not--cannot--build weath. In addition, international investors tend not to want to invest in Mexico for the same reasons. Whereas Australia, for example, with arguably a harsher climate, and farther to travel for international commerce, is prosperous. Australia has secure property-rights laws.

      The book shows that many of the countries with secure property-rights laws have based their laws on those hammered out in England over many centuries. For example, Singapore. Secure property rights support prosperity in any country, no matter where in the world they are in place.

      I gave a copy of this book to my son, who has a degree in economics. He loved it. He said it was an amazing, eye-opening book.

      This is only the second review I have ever written--this book is so excellent that I really wanted to review it. The more of us who understand the principles Tom Bethell has written about in this book, the better we will be as a nation and as a member of the international community on our planet, and the more prosperity there will be for everyone. I want to thank Tom Bethell for his excellent work.

      I wholeheartedly recommend The Noblest Triumph. My opinion is, buy it, read it. It will enlighten your comprehension and give you pleasure. Enjoy!

      5 out of 5 stars Useful defense of property........2006-01-15

      Nothing demonstrates the ignorance of the last generation of legal theorists about property than the Supreme Court decision of Kelo v. New London. That this decision could have been made after publication of Bethell's Noblest Triumph is surprising. Bethell does an outstanding job of explaining the history and theories of property in a very readable manner, even though his book is worthy of being required reading for college courses. To avoid the horrible results that Justice O'Conner correctly foresees from Kelo, this book should be required reading for all college students through summer reading programs, if colleges still have such programs.

      4 out of 5 stars Private Property Laws are the Basis for Prosperity.......2004-10-02

      Why, over the past few hundred years has the west done so much better than the rest? Why have some countries become modern while others lag behind, with only a few wealthy citizens and the largest part of the society mired in poverty? In his book "The Noblest Triumph" Tom Bethell argues that the incredible success of modern market capitalism rests upon the west's strong commitment to the institution of private property and the legal guarantees that make them secure. While he doesn't argue that this is the sole factor but he argues that it is a vital one as human nature dictates that people are more productive if their labor will reward them personally. We live in an ownership society and when a body of law backs the claim that the vast majority of citizens hold on their businesses and homes it gives The United States a stability that other societies lack. Bethell compares the strong property rights found in the western nations with the weakness of such rights in other lands. He makes a strong case for laws insuring property rights by showing that a lack of legal guarantees prevents foreign investment as investors fear having their investment seized at the capricious whim of a new leader or the nationalization of their assets. These sorts of occurrences which are so common in the third world,l retard foreign investment for decades. So, the vast amount of foreign capital invested here in the United States is a tribute to our rule of law.
      Bethell's thesis is supported by the recent scholarship of Alvaro Vargas Llosa in his Mystery of Capital who maintains that there is indeed capital to be invested in many third world countries, but that it sits on the sidelines because of a lack of legal guarantees and the financial infrastructure that fosters safe and productive investment. The author argues that third world nations would be much better off creating an umbrella of property rights for landowners, homeowners and businessmen, insuring inside investment and rewarding their country with both stability and long term growth.
      Bethell buttresses his case with examples drawn from the United States and a wide range of other nations and cultures. He looks at early American colonies, which attempted communal ownership, Robert Owen's experiment in property less society in New Harmony, Indiana and of course, the long, brutal Soviet experiment. He contrasts these examples with China, which while still authoritarian has put in place legal guarantees and encouraged foreign investment creating a new "ownership society" and a fast-growing economy, lifting millions out of poverty for the first time.
      Bethell's work is wide-ranging, divided into a series of chapter essays where he examines failures and successes as well as the abstract philosophical arguments of Plato, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Ricardo, Engels, Marx and Keynes. Bethell supports his thesis - that economic prosperity depends on private property guarantees - well and has marshaled a wide range of examples in his concise and well-written tome. His case is logical as when all the citizens of a nation are subject to the same body of law, not the capriciousness of a ruler, an economy can prosper.

      4 out of 5 stars Good companion book.......2004-08-24

      This book focuses on the issue of Private Property, a concept that rarely recieves attention, even in pro-capitalist literature. That is the book's strength, a solid summary on the negatives of public ownership and the liberty that flows from private property. "Where private property is nonexistent, selfishness has free reign."

      If there is a negative, it is that the book jumps around a bit. There are other books that I think do as good of a job (if not better stylistically) of addressing the failures of socialism (Re: Heaven on Earth by Muravchik) and there are other books that provide a positive prescription for world poverty via private property (Mystery of Capital by DeSoto). This book straddles those two, overlaps them, and thus is a fine companion piece.

      1 out of 5 stars Silent about original aquisition!.......2003-12-30

      Silent about original acquisition!
      This book, which purports to be about property rights, is strangely silent about the concept of original acquisition. That is, the right to property is based by the method by which it was originally received. A simple example, if the property was stolen or it the original deed is false then the property is rightly not yours.
      John Locke had something to say about this but that was a long time ago.
      But in this book, the author is silent. And for good reason, for if he did discuss it, the topic would be embarrassing for North Americans for they would have to transfer land back to those they had stolen it from - i.e. the Native Americans.
      In total, while I can agree the owning property is a good thing, it is only good when it has been acquired by the proper methods. But in North America it was stolen.
      One star for dishonestly.
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                State Per-Capita Income Change Since 1950: Sharecropping's Collapse and Other Causes of Convergence (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
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                  In cantankerous opinions, hard-headed advice, and free-swinging sketches of real farmers, Bryan Jones addresses everyone who feels the pull of the land. He accepts the emotional appeal of “going back to the land” and then takes the unconventional stand that, above all, farming can be a good way to make money. Against the grain of public policy that, he maintains, encourages big agriculture, Jones works out how a shrewd, stubborn small farmer can still make a go of it.



                  His keen-eyed sketches of farmers at work show the variety of ways a farmer may succeed or fail. Even his own neighborhood, dominated by thousands of acres of corn and high technology, is peopled with “scalper” who makes a living in the cattle business with little more stake than a gooseneck trailer, a telephone, and his native wits; the sheep man who secretly grows rich while looking poor and raising an animal that other farmer disdain; the experimenter who never turns a nickel himself, but whose successful innovations are readily adopted by his neighbors; the hog raiser who makes a large family pay.



                  The heart of the book is the primer for novices—and for city folk who dream of farming. Jones emphasizes the practicalities of farm finance and recommends sidelines for the beginner—welding, giving guitar lessons, keeping the books for a local elevator—as an alternative to starving. He urges newcomers to start small and to be sure that farming is something they really want to do. To interested bystanders, The Farming Game offers one farmer’s audacious, stimulating, and entertaining view of American agriculture today.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars Little known gem of a book. Highly recommended........2003-08-06

                  Every once in a while, I reread this book. It is a Mark Twainish laughing at the sad shape of farming, of government mistakes, of bureaucratic fumbling, while offering a bracing vision of sound farm economics and common sense.

                  It has aged a bit--the corporate farm is now more in charge of prices than ever--but it has aged well, and I cannot open it and read a random page without chuckling to myself.

                  I've read a lot of similar books over the years--Victor Davis Hanson's excellent FIELDS WITHOUT DREAMS springs to mind--but for humor and overall enjoyment, you cannot beat this little known and under-appreciated take on small farm life.

                  5 out of 5 stars Funny, very funny........2000-03-08

                  The characters portrayed here you've either met or after reading you'll wish you had. Jones does an excellent job weaving the trials and tribulations of farming and ranching with the truly unique characters that are found down on the farm. I'd highly recommend it.
                  Zen Ranching and the Farming Game
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                    Zen Ranching and the Farming Game
                    George Rohrbacher
                    Manufacturer: Bookpartners
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    The Farming Game: Agricultural Management and Marketing
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                      The Farming Game: Agricultural Management and Marketing
                      Bill Malcolm , Jack Makeham , and Vic Wright
                      Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 052153755X

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                      The Farming Game is the agricultural management text for the twenty-first century. The central theme underpinning this text is that the farm management context is most usefully and reliably managed by the application of economic ways of thinking. In this text, the practice of farm management is approached in an integrated way, leaving no significant issues about management uncovered. Finance, investment, decision analysis, management, economic thinking, growth, risk and marketing are critical and exciting domains of interest that are brought together to give the reader a thorough and comprehensive understanding of how the farming situation is best analysed and managed. The text is essential reading for those who seek to manage agricultural businesses well and for those with interest throughout agricultural supply chains who need to understand the character of farms as the core of agribusiness systems.
                      The Farming Game Now
                      Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
                      • Fairly comprehensive treatment of one small part of topic
                      The Farming Game Now
                      John Patrick Makeham , and L. R. Malcolm
                      Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0521426790

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                      The Farming Game Now is the only applied textbook on farm management specifically designed for Australian agricultural students and farmers. The book confronts the complexities of farming in the 1990s, as farm businesses are forced to adapt to technological changes and manage financial pressures. It takes a highly practical approach by introducing a management problem and then outlining analytical techniques to assist in solving it. The book contains a large number of useful diagrams and tables, and the authors suggest additional reading that will be useful for students. In its teaching of farm management, this book manages to strike a balance among modern farming technology, economics, finance, and most importantly, the human factor.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      2 out of 5 stars Fairly comprehensive treatment of one small part of topic.......1998-03-19

                      This mis-named book is about nothing other than the application of economic decision-making frameworks to farm management decisions. It says nothing about the context - social, institutional, political, economic, external - of Australian agriculture, nor does it say anything about how to raise animals or grow crops, nor will it help policy analysts in applying social cost-benefit analysis. On the other hand, it is a very comprehensive treatment of its chosen topic, and demonstrates that even techniques of a high level of conceptual sophistication can be applied to practical farm management decisions. The non-treatment of ecological sustainability issues will raise the ire of many - particularly the curtly inappropriate dismissal of agro-forestry. Sustainability issues can be incorporated into the decision-making framework recommended by the authors - indeed, doing so would have aided their message, as long as the discussion of time preference - discounting etc - was also adjusted to recognise the different "discount rates" that should apply to sustainability issues.
                      Fur-farming In Canada. Committee On Fisheries, Game And Fur-bearing Animals
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                        Fur-farming In Canada. Committee On Fisheries, Game And Fur-bearing Animals
                        J. Walter Jones
                        Manufacturer: Moritmer Co.
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                        Binding: Hardcover
                        ASIN: B000IUW8SY
                        Nowhere to Go but Down?: Peasant Farming and the International Development Game
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                          Nowhere to Go but Down?: Peasant Farming and the International Development Game
                          Andrew S. MacDonald
                          Manufacturer: Unwin Hyman
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                          ASIN: 0044454082
                          Old English Game Colour Guide (International Poultry Library)
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                            Old English Game Colour Guide (International Poultry Library)
                            Joseph Batty
                            Manufacturer: Northbrook Publishing Ltd
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                            The Online Business Setup, Cheap Marketing, Inner Game for Effective Farming Manuals Businesses
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                              The Online Business Setup, Cheap Marketing, Inner Game for Effective Farming Manuals Businesses
                              J Bowman J Orr
                              Manufacturer: LTBR, Inc
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                              ASIN: B000WI9XNU
                              The Online Business Setup, Cheap Marketing, Inner Game for Farming Equipment Businesses
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                                The Online Business Setup, Cheap Marketing, Inner Game for Farming Equipment Businesses
                                J Bowman J Orr
                                Manufacturer: LTBR, Inc
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                                ASIN: B000WH6SU2

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