The economics of freedom : theory, measurement, and policy implications /
"What is freedom? Canwemeasure 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. First, it extends classic...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full text (MCPHS users only) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "What is freedom? Canwemeasure 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. First, it extends classical liberalism beyond exclusive reliance on negative freedom so as to take autonomous behavior explicitly into account. Second, it is grounded on firm conceptual foundations a new standard in the measurement of freedom that can be fruitfully coupled with existing gauges. Third, it shows empirically that individual preferences for redistribution and cross-country differences in welfare spending in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries are driven by the degree of autonomy freedom that individuals enjoy. By means of an interdisciplinary approach and a sophisticated econometric methodology, the book takes an explicit stand in defense of freedom and sets the basis for a liberalism based upon people, actions, and institutions."--Provided by publisher |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1139516868 9781139516860 9781139084734 1139084739 110701784X 9781107017849 9781107507241 1107507243 1107230799 9781107230798 1139506315 9781139506311 9786613684844 6613684848 1139517791 9781139517799 1139514296 9781139514293 1139518720 9781139518727 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
