02785nam 2200553Ia 450 991081493640332120230721011214.00-8179-4613-60-8179-4618-7(CKB)2550000001163255(EBL)1370749(MiAaPQ)EBC3301865(Au-PeEL)EBL3301865(CaPaEBR)ebr10622918(CaONFJC)MIL545393(OCoLC)863672865(EXLCZ)99255000000116325520070816d2008 uy 0engurnuu---unnuuFree markets under siege[electronic resource] cartels, politics, and social welfare /by Richard A. Epstein ; with a foreword by Sir Geoffrey Owen and commentary by Geoffrey WoodHoover classics ed.Stanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Pressc20081 online resource (128 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 536Hoover classics"Reissued with a new introduction."0-8179-4611-X 1-306-14142-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the Hoover Classics Edition; Foreword; Brief Introduction to the American Edition:Back Home Again; 1. Modern Justifications for Classical Liberalism; 2. Between Socialism and Libertarianism; 3. Competition and Cartels; 4. Agricultural Markets, Protectionism,and Cartels; 5. Cartels in Labor Markets; 6. Conclusion: The Importance ofGetting the Easy Cases Right; References; Commentary; IndexDrawing on his extensive knowledge of history, law, and economics, Richard Epstein examines how best to regulate the interface between market choice and government intervention?and find a middle way between socialism and libertarianism. He argues the merits of competition over protectionism and reveals the negative results that ensue when political forces displace economic competition with subsidies and barriers to entry. In the process, he provides an illuminating analysis of some of the ways that special interest groups, with the help of sympathetic politicians, have been able to manipulateHoover Institution Press publication ;536.CapitalismSocialismCompetitionCapitalism.Socialism.Competition.330.12/2Epstein Richard Allen1943-768194Wood Geoffrey1925-1699797MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814936403321Free markets under siege4082316UNINA