Economic Freedom and the American Dream

Shaanan challenges the conventional view that unrestricted economic freedom enhances our economic and political well being. He demonstrates that unrestricted economic freedom provides benefits but also inflicts a heavy toll on democracy, free markets and, paradoxically, economic freedom itself.

List of contents

Introduction AMERICA We the People Ideology and Myths The Economy The Secondary Economy CORPORATIONS The Rise of Corporations Large Corporations The Corporation and the State The Media MARKETS Competition Competition Policy INDIVIDUALS Fortunes and Fairness Culture and Materialism The American Character AMERICA REVISITED America's Economic Success Final Thoughts

About the author

JOSEPH SHAANAN is Professor of Economics at Bryant University, USA.

Summary

Shaanan challenges the conventional view that unrestricted economic freedom enhances our economic and political well being. He demonstrates that unrestricted economic freedom provides benefits but also inflicts a heavy toll on democracy, free markets and, paradoxically, economic freedom itself.

Product details

• Authors: J Shaanan, J. Shaanan
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349380671
• ISBN: 978-1-349-38067-1
• No. of pages: 247
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 13 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 326 g
• Illustrations: VII, 247 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; B, Economic Policy, Economics, macroeconomics, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic Theory, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Regional and Spatial Economics, regional economics, Monetary Economics, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Spatial economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Political Economy and Economic Systems, Political Economy/Economic Systems, competition;competition policy;economy;success