Myths of the Free MarketAlgora Publishing, 2003 - 276 pages What happens when the rich get far, far richer? Laissez faire has moved us from democracy to corporatism, replacing integrity and values with a focus on OC filling our bellies.OCO How about humanism, for a change? This comprehensive critique has important pra" |
Contents
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Laissez Faire It Cant Possibly Work | 25 |
Decline and Disaster | 37 |
The Spawn of Laissez Faire | 53 |
Why We Fall for Laissez Faire | 69 |
The Virtual Reality of Classical Economics | 79 |
Humanism and Government | 151 |
Rejecting Liberalism | 169 |
Democracy | 185 |
Prerequisities to Functional Democracy | 207 |
The Critical Role of Education | 217 |
FINALITY? | 235 |
Denouement | 237 |
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A New Economic Paradigm | 99 |
Appendix | 115 |
POLITY | 121 |
Values Science Reason | 123 |
Humanism | 129 |
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Index of US Corporations | 263 |
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