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Coercion | '''Coercion''' is [[force]] or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by government or police force.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coercion</ref> | ||
Coercion is used in Austrian economic thought in a negative | Coercion is used in Austrian economic thought in a [[negative right]]s sense. In this sense only an [[action]] can be coercive, and inaction cannot be coercive.{{Fact}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 15 May 2013
Coercion is force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by government or police force.[1]
Coercion is used in Austrian economic thought in a negative rights sense. In this sense only an action can be coercive, and inaction cannot be coercive.[citation needed]