Exploitation and the Desirability of Unenforced Law

Many business transactions and employment contracts are wrongfully exploitative despite being consensual beneficial to both parties, compared with a nontransaction baseline. This form of exploitation can present governments dilemma. Legally permitting may send the message that public condones it. In some economic conditions, coercively enforced antiexploitation law harm people it is intended help. Under these way out dilemma enact laws provisions lack coercive enforcement. Noncoercive would convey state’s condemnation wrongful without risking harmful effects law. It also give firms their agents explaining nonexploitative pricing decisions investors, help precise content moral duty set prices wages fairly. Governments should thus consider noncoercive viable component responses exploitation.