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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815591003321

Autore

Schwarz John E

Titolo

Freedom reclaimed : rediscovering the American vision / / John E. Schwarz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore ; ; London, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-8018-9592-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Disciplina

323.44/0973

Soggetti

Free enterprise - Moral and ethical aspects

Free enterprise - Political aspects - United States

Liberty

Self-interest - United States

Social ethics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The failure of free-market liberty -- Freedom and the promise of economic opportunity -- Freedom, economic opportunity, and social policy: I -- Freedom, economic opportunity, and social policy: II -- Freedom and our protection from wrongful harm -- Overcoming market failures -- Growth and waste in government -- Societal decisions and individual liberty -- Taking freedom seriously -- Rediscovering America's vision.

Sommario/riassunto

In so doing, he transforms the way we see our world and revitalizes our ability to change it for the better.