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Free market economics : a critical appraisal

Paperback • 1990 • English

Free market economics : a critical appraisal

By Andrew Schotter

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About the book

This book is an account of one of the central issues in economics, namely the potential of the free market system to solve social and economic problems. It explains the basic assumptions of the "free market argument", examines their historical development, presents the standard criticisms of them and demonstrates how they can lead to social outcomes unacceptable to a consistent free market advocate. The author argues that while markets do work in many situations, they are not panaceas, and for s...Show more

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9781557860668

Publisher

Oxford : Basil Blackwell

Published year

1990

Language

English

Original title

Free market economics : a critical appraisal

Format

Paperback

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