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Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Eric A. Posner
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By (author) Eric Glen Weyl
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Foreword by Vitalik Buterin
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Foreword by Jaron Lanier
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 133 |
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Category/Genre | Economics Economic theory and philosophy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691196060
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Classifications | Dewey:330.122 |
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Illustrations |
20 b/w illus. 3 tables.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
8 October 2019 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Revolutionary ideas on how to use markets to achieve fairness and prosperity for all Many blame today's economic inequality, stagnation, and political instability on the free market. The solution is to rein in the market, right? Radical Markets turns this thinking on its head. With a new foreword by Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier as well as a new afterword by Eric Posner and Glen Weyl, this provocative book reveals bold new ways to organize markets for the good of everyone. It shows how the emancipatory force of genuinely open, free, and competitive markets can reawaken the dormant nineteenth-century spirit of liberal reform and lead to greater equality, prosperity, and cooperation. Only by radically expanding the scope of markets can we reduce inequality, restore robust economic growth, and resolve political conflicts. But to do that, we must replace our most sacred institutions with truly free and open competition-Radical Markets shows how.
Author Biography
Eric A. Posner is the Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. E. Glen Weyl is principal researcher at Microsoft, founder and chairman of RadicalxChange, and visiting research scholar at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Twitter @glenweyl
Reviews"Refreshing and welcome in its willingness to question received wisdom."-The Economist "This is free market thinking but not as we know it."-Diane Coyle, Prospect "A brilliant, provocative work."-Jason Furman, former chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers "A must-read."-Carol Massar, Bloomberg Radio
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