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The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society

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內容簡介 揭穿經濟自由假面具，資本主義可以更美好諾貝爾經濟學獎得主史迪格里茲持續倡議改革資本主義，迎戰海耶克、傅利曼等新自由主義悍將，審視公共輿論如何形成，說明新自由經濟和其隱含的道德體系如何從財產、智慧財產權、教育和社交媒體影響法律和社會自由。他更闡明「放任的」自由並無促進企業與成長之功，反而減少大多數人的經濟機會，讓少數得以鯨吞多數（包括個人和國家）的財富。A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedomDespite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ‘animal spirits’ capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better.But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we – should we be – thinking about? What happens when one person’s freedom comes at the expense of another’s? Should the freedoms of corporations be allowed to impinge upon those of individuals in the ways they now do?Taking on giants of neoliberalism such as Hayek and Friedman and examining how public opinion is formed, Stiglitz reclaims the language of freedom from the right to show that far from ‘free’ – unregulated – markets promoting growth and enterprise, they in fact reduce it, lessening economic opportunities for majorities and siphoning wealth from the many to the few – both individuals and countries. He shows how neoliberal economics and its implied moral system have impacted our legal and social freedoms in surprising ways, from property and intellectual rights, to education and social media.Stiglitz’s eye, as always, is on how we might create the true human flourishing which should be the great aim of our economic and social system, and offers an alternative to that prevailing today. The Road to Freedom offers a powerful re-evaluation of democracy, economics and what constitutes a good society―and provides a roadmap of how we might achieve it.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Joseph E. StiglitzJoseph E. Stiglitz is a professor of economics at Columbia University and the recipient of a John Bates Clark Medal and a Nobel Prize. He is also the former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His books include Globalization and Its Discontents, The Three Trillion Dollar War, and Making Globalization Work. He lives in New York City.

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最佳賣點 : A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom