From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: Freedom in danger
How economists think about freedom
Part I. Liberty and freedom: Basic principles
One person's freedom is another person's unfreedom
Freedom through coercion: public goods and the free-rider problem
Contracts, the social contract, and freedom
Freedom, a competitive economy, and social justice
Part II. Freedom, beliefs, and preferences, and the creation of the good society
Social coercion and social cohesion
The concerted shaping of individuals and their beliefs
Tolerance, social solidarity, and freedom
Part III. What kind of economy promotes a good, just, and free society?
Neoliberal capitalism: why it failed
Freedom, sovereignty, and coercion among states
Progressive capitalism, social democracy, and a learning society
Democracy, freedom, social justice, and the good society.
