书目名称 | The Rise of Neo-liberalism and the Decline of Freedom |
编辑 | Birsen Filip |
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概述 | Provides a critique of the concept of freedom and the role of the state that prevailed in the views of Friedman and Hayek, as well as those of some of their counterparts from mainstream economics, inc |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Insights into Apocalypse Economics |
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描述 | This book examines the relationship that prevails between the state and freedom in the works of Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek, as well as those of some of their peers, including Gary Becker, James Buchanan, and George Stigler. The author explains that their concept of freedom was largely derived from the principles and values of neo-liberalism. However, she maintains that neo-liberals never cared about providing the masses with genuine freedom; rather, they value freedom for its instrumental value in terms of facilitating the global spread of free-market capitalism. .The author explains that the neo-liberal concept of freedom has been a very useful tool in promoting the superiority of free-market capitalism over centrally planned economies aimed at achieving the common good. She argues that even though neo-liberals are strongly opposed to central planning, they are tolerant of state planning intended to help establish and sustain the conditionsof a free-market system. She also contends that the extensive implementation of neo-liberal reforms and policies has led to states losing their sovereignty and moving away from their traditional role of achieving the common good. .The a |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | Neo-liberalism; Milton Friedman; Free market capitalism; Economic Freedom; Methodological individualism; |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61623-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-61625-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-61623-6Series ISSN 2523-8108 Series E-ISSN 2523-8116 |
issn_series | 2523-8108 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |