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International Journal of Social Economics, 1993
Makes the distinction between negative freedom or liberty, which means the absence of constraint and compulsion, and positive freedom, which always implies the power to make one′s will effective to gain access to a chosen alternative. Argues that positive freedom can be used either creatively or destructively.
Lewis E. Hill, James E. Jonish
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Makes the distinction between negative freedom or liberty, which means the absence of constraint and compulsion, and positive freedom, which always implies the power to make one′s will effective to gain access to a chosen alternative. Argues that positive freedom can be used either creatively or destructively.
Lewis E. Hill, James E. Jonish
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The Determinants of Economic Freedom: A Survey
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018A large literature has found positive associations between economic freedom and income, growth, and a variety of other desirable outcomes. This paper surveys the literature that seeks to explain the causes of economic freedom. Some of the most consistent findings in this literature are that current levels of economic freedom are strongly correlated ...
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Freedom, Entrepreneurship and Economic Progress
The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2006All countries have people with an entrepreneurial spirit, but in far too many of them their talent and drive lie fallow. We argue that the most fertile soil for the seeds of entrepreneurship consists of the freedom and informed discipline that characterise market economies.
Jeff R. Clark, Dwight Lee
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2013
What economic rights do libertarians believe we have? We have a general right to conduct our financial and commercial affairs as we see fit, without having to justify ourselves or answer to society at large.
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What economic rights do libertarians believe we have? We have a general right to conduct our financial and commercial affairs as we see fit, without having to justify ourselves or answer to society at large.
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Will Economic Freedom Lead to Political Freedom?
2020In the Middle Ages, a theologian named Saint Augustine said humanity has three great evil desires. The first is the desire for money and wealth. The second is the desire for power, honor, and reputation. The third is lust. Most of human history developed under the domination of these three desires. From this perspective, what will be brought about from
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Alienation, Freedom, and Economic Organization
Journal of Political Economy, 1971This paper discusses the classical liberal doctrine that capitalism is conducive to individual freedom in the light of the Marxian doctrine that capitalism causes alienation. It first examines the literature on alienation, attempting to develop a meaningful definition and elucidate its economic origins.
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Monthly Review
"Assume a ship under the command of a mad captain headed for certain shipwreck. What would freedom mean to the people on board?" asked MR cofounder Paul M. Sweezy in this previously unpublished discussion piece. "There can hardly be any doubt about the answer…the essence of freedom for the people on the ship is the ability to control their collective ...
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"Assume a ship under the command of a mad captain headed for certain shipwreck. What would freedom mean to the people on board?" asked MR cofounder Paul M. Sweezy in this previously unpublished discussion piece. "There can hardly be any doubt about the answer…the essence of freedom for the people on the ship is the ability to control their collective ...
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The Economic and Academic Freedom of Universities
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1970Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the economic and academic freedom of universities. Freedom is one of those concepts, like democracy, happiness, virtue, or even, in your own line of business, health, which are perfectly intelligible to everybody until you come to examine them. Everybody knows what he means by any one of these words.
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An Economic Analysis of the Concept of Freedom
Journal of Political Economy, 1969Economists, especially of the libertarian variety, often discuss how the market increases personal freedom. Milton Friedman (1962) has ably described this relationship in his book Capitalism and Freedom. Paul Samuelson (1963) has recently taken Friedman and others to task for this.
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2012
What is freedom? Can we measure it? Does it affect policy? This book develops an original measure of freedom called 'Autonomy Freedom', consistent with J. S. Mill's view of autonomy, and applies it to issues in policy and political design. The work pursues three aims.
Bavetta, Sebastiano, NAVARRA, Pietro
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What is freedom? Can we measure it? Does it affect policy? This book develops an original measure of freedom called 'Autonomy Freedom', consistent with J. S. Mill's view of autonomy, and applies it to issues in policy and political design. The work pursues three aims.
Bavetta, Sebastiano, NAVARRA, Pietro
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