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The market

Paperback • 2005 • Norwegian Bokmål

The market

By Alan Aldridge

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"The Market" addresses one of the most controversial answers to the question, 'how is social order possible?' Ever since Adam Smith conceived the idea of an 'invisible hand', advocates of the market have argued that social cohesion, material prosperity and political vitality are best achieved not by central control and planning but by laissez-faire - the policy of non-intervention. In this book, Alan Aldridge guides readers through the complex interplay between analysis, description and ideology...Show more

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9780745632223

Publisher

Cambridge : Polity

Published year

2005

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

The market

Format

Paperback

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