{"product_id":"wealth-and-freedom-an-introduction-to-political-economy-paperback-9780521447911","title":"Wealth and Freedom; An Introduction to Political Economy (Paperback) 9780521447911","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWealth and Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to Political Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid P. Levine (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521447911, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 March 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages, 8 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.338 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eModern life places a special emphasis on private affairs. Social institutions, and especially our economies, have been organized to facilitate the pursuit of private interests. At the center of this private world is a system of private property which, more than anything, satisfies our wants. Political economy studies the properties of this private world: How does it work, and how well does it satisfy our wants? What are the limits of the world of private affairs? Wealth and Freedom provides an introduction to political economy for the student or other interested nonspecialist. The book explores such key issues as the place of our economy in the larger social system, the importance of market institutions for individual autonomy, private enterprise as a system of economic development, poverty and inequality in market economies, global inequality, and the limits of the market and the role of government. Wealth and Freedom is distinctive in employing a rights-based approach to understanding and evaluating economic institutions. The author emphasizes the distinction between needs and wants as the basis for establishing the limits of the market, and concludes the book with a discussion of the relation between private wants and public ends.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Economy and Society: 1. The place of the economy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Needs and wants\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Capitalism: 3. Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The self-regulating market\u003cbr\u003e 5. Creative destruction\u003cbr\u003e 6. Labor\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Inequality and Difference: 7. The classical argument for inequality\u003cbr\u003e 8. Income and productive contribution\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rights and the market\u003cbr\u003e 10. Poverty and inequality\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. International Society: 11. International inequality\u003cbr\u003e 12. International society\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Individual and Community: 13. The limits of the market\u003cbr\u003e 14. Private ends, public good\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007452107032,"sku":"9780521447911","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521447911i_f983f23a-3d62-41a6-ab9f-f285831896f6.jpg?v=1691382045","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wealth-and-freedom-an-introduction-to-political-economy-paperback-9780521447911","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}