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Leviathan – Zum Gewaltmonopol des Staates – Wider den Protektionismus

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Der neue Protektionismus speist sich nicht zuletzt aus der Kalamität, die sich aus dem Überschuss der privaten Spartätigkeit über der privaten Investitionstätigkeit selbst bei Prosperität und bei Realzinsen von Null ergibt (Sparschwemme). Ich rufe zu einem neuen Denkmodell auf, das ein richtig dosiertes staatliches Entsparen als Antwort auf diese Kalamität enthält. Nur wegen seines Gewaltmonopols (Leviathan) kann der Staat ein dauerhaftes und glaubwürdiges Entsparen veranstalten, sodass auch bei niedrigen Realzinsen das von den Bürgern geplante private Reinvermögen das volkswirtschaftlich produktive private Realvermögen weit übertreffen kann. Die Befreiung vom Zwang der Schuldenbremse und ein Übergang im Euro‐Gebiet zu einer Leistungsbilanzbremse kann eine handels‐strategische Antwort auf die weltweiten protektionistischen Tendenzen sein. Diese gewinnen ihre gefährliche Stärke aus der Tatsache, dass das staatliche Gewaltmonopol bis auf weiteres nationalstaatlich organisiert ist. Das neue Denken mag zur Rettung des Euro und des Gemeinsamen Marktes sogar notwendig sein. Zudem erlaubt es bessere Antworten auf die akuten Probleme der Dritten Welt, in der vielfach kein staatliches Gewaltmonopol durchgesetzt ist und daher Bürgerkriege große Flüchtlingsströme verursachen.

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  • Carl Christian von Weizsäcker, 2017. "Leviathan – Zum Gewaltmonopol des Staates – Wider den Protektionismus," ROME Working Papers 201701, ROME Network.
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    Keywords

    protectionism; capital;

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    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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