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- Freedom Reclaimed: Rediscovering the American Vision
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Has the nation's infatuation with the free market warped the true meaning of American freedom by its emphasis on the self-serving individual in a "looking out for Number One" world?Freedom is America's most treasured value. In Freedom Reclaimed, John E. Schwarz examines the profound implications of the difference between the vision of American freedom that the Founders enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the free-market idea of freedom that is ascendant today. Schwarz shows how the three-decade shift toward free-market freedom has brought economic hardship to the majority of Americans and suffering to the political life of the nation. As the nation moves further away from its impelling original commitment, most Americans now have only limited access to the freedom the Founders envisioned. Schwarz sets forth a program that can help America return to its ennobling vision and resume its historic journey.In policy discussions on employment, education, social issues, and health care, Schwarz recasts our understanding of what freedom means and involves. In so doing, he transforms the way we see our world and revitalizes our ability to change it for the better.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xii-xvi
- 6. Overcoming Market Failures
- pp. 103-118
- 7. The Size and Waste of Government
- pp. 119-134
- 8. Societal Decisions and Individual Liberty
- pp. 135-153
- 9. Taking Freedom Seriously
- pp. 154-177
- 10. Rediscovering America’s Vision
- pp. 178-184
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801895920
Related ISBN(s)
9780801879814, 9780801887628
MARC Record
OCLC
647868461
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No