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the term "coercion" and economic theory
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Fri Mar 31 17:19:04 2006
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When did "coercion" become commonly used by economists to mean 
virtually everything the government does?  I note several possible 
substitute words that could be chosen:  constrain, compel, oblige, 
force -- why coerce?  Coerce is a very narrow, very STRONG term. 
     -- Mary Schweitzer, Dept. of History, Villanova 
 

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