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ii Dedication Dedicated to my daughter, Kenli Available in more than thirty languages: Albanian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kiswahili, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Nigerian Pidgin, Norwegian, Palauan, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Urdu. Text copyright © 1981, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2004 by Ken Schoolland, schoollak001@hawaii.rr.com. Original edition published in 1988. Second revised edition in 1995, third revised edition 2001. All rights reserved. This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form or mechanically stored in any retrieval system without written permission of the author. http://www.jonathangullible.com schoollak001@hawaii.rr.com This edition published by Leap Publishing PO Box 36021, Glosderry, 7702, Cape Town, South Africa Cover design by Barry Kayton barry@kayton.biz Cover photograph by Noray Babcock normaur@saol.com An educational project of Small Business Hawaii, Hawaii Kai Corporate Plaza, 6600 Kalanianaole Hwy., Suite 212, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96825, USA, telephone: (808) 396 1724, fax: (808) 396-1726, email: sbh@lava.net, website: http://www.smallbusinesshawaii.org. ISBN: 0-9584573-2-8 Printed by RSA Litho Cape Town, South Africa
About This Book About the Book This book is fun. It challenges readers to think about why some countries are rich, while others are poor. It explores alternative thinking about important economic, practical and philosophical matters. The variety of ideas will challenge readers to ponder, question, and engage in meaningful discussions. Underlying all this is the respect for, and tolerance of, the individual. Since 1980, Ken has been writing economic commentaries for radio. Straight commentary from an academic economist was dry and uninteresting. He thought he would spice up these radio spots with fantasy dialogues. Friends were willing to perform with him, and so Jonathan Gullible was born. Immediately, interest among listeners soared! The ideas were provocative and outlandish, yet they drove home hard-core free market ideas in a humorous way. Later, he enlisted a dozen friends as actors to produce the episodes as a dramatic series. Again it was a hit! Since then The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey has been used for radio broadcasts, discussion groups, essay contests, skits and theatrical productions around the globe. Each chapter, except the fi rst, starts with a short “parable” about Jonathan Gullible and his encounters with the strange laws of an island and its inhabitants. The story highlights the absurdities of the laws, the controls imposed on people’s lives, and the economic drawbacks of these laws. The laws are recognisable as common to countries throughout the world. As the story unfolds, the part we play in political decision-making and personal responsibility is introduced for discussion. There are many subtle nuances. Sometimes people miss the meaning of a story, so each “parable” is followed by commentaries and relevant background information. These commentaries are meant to provide only the gist of each issue. Books and websites are recommended for further research. They will be particularly useful for projects and debates. Questions following each chapter are guidelines for group discussions about self-responsibility and life skills that will arouse an interest in the areas of sociology, macro-economics, philosophy, political science, and ethics. iii
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Page 13 and 14: Chapter 1 A Great Storm In a sunny
Page 15: You own your life. To deny this is
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Page 23 and 24: Chapter 3 A Commons Tragedy The tra
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Page 33 and 34: Chapter 5 Candles and Coats Jonatha
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Page 37 and 38: When our economies are entwined we
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40 Chapter 8 • Two Zoos The State
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42 Chapter 9 • Making Money soar;
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48 Chapter 10 • The Dream Machine
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Chapter 19 The Tortoise and the Har
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Chapter 21 “Give Me Your Past or
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Chapter 22 The Bazaar of Government
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The theory of Communism may be summ
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Chapter 23 The World’s Oldest Pro
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Using governmental force to impose
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Epilogue Epilogue 251 Mr. Gullible,
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