Free to Lose
Author | : John E. ROEMER |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674042865 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674042867 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Free to Lose by : John E. ROEMER
Download or read book Free to Lose written by John E. ROEMER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Roemer challenges the morality of an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production. Unless you start with a certain amount of wealth in such a society, you are only "free to lose." This book addresses crucial questions of political philosophy and normative economics in terms understandable by readers with a minimal knowledge of economics.