Capitalism vs. freedom

Rob Larson

Book - 2018

"For years, we've been taught that capitalism is good for freedom. Dominant right-wing talk radio hosts to this day recommend "libertarian" classics like Hayek's Road to Serfdom and Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom that claim markets free us, and this picture still dominates the schools and the political spectrum. Well get bent, one percent, because Rob Larson's Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom puts big business under a microscope. This book debunks the conservative classics while demonstrating that the marketplace has its own great centers of power, which the libertarian tradition itself claims is a limit to freedom. In fact, Larson illustrates how capitalism fails both this and other con...cepts of human liberty, not just failing to establish a right to a share of society's production, but also leaving us subject to the great power plays of the one percent's corporate property."--Publisher's description.

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Published
Alresford, Hampshire : Zero Books 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Rob Larson (author)
Physical Description
ix, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781785357336
  • Introduction: What is Freedom?
  • Chapter 1. Classes and Crashes - Freedom of Work
  • Chapter 2. Pennies For Your Thoughts - Freedom of Information
  • Chapter 3. Codependence Day - Political Freedom
  • Chapter 4. Hierloom Doom - Freedom of Future Generations
  • Chapter 5. Socialism and Freedom - Democratic Economic Organization