Freedom From the Market

Name: Freedom From the Market
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781620975374
Price: 59.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand

By Mike Konczal

0.0 (0 reviews)

4.17

( 214 ratings, 45 reviews)

Summary

In Freedom From the Market, Mike Konczal challenges the prevailing notion that the free market should dictate all aspects of American life. Examining critical issues from health insurance and student debt to retirement and child care, Konczal argues that true freedom is found in keeping essential aspects of life free from market control. With historical insight into social movements and policies like the Homestead Act, the eight-hour workday, Social Security, and public college access, this book offers a new perspective on freedom and economic justice in the United States.
Read More

Format: Hardback

$59⁹⁹

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Freedom From the Market

$59⁹⁹

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is ideal for readers interested in progressive economics, political history, social justice, and the role of markets in society. It will resonate with students, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how freedom and economic policy intersect in America.

"The progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom"--

Description

The progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom. Health insurance, student loan debt, retirement savings, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership—these are the issues driving America's current political debates. And they are all linked, as this brilliant and timely book reveals, by a single question: should we allow the free market to determine our lives?

In the tradition of Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, noted economic commentator Mike Konczal answers this question with a resounding no. Freedom from the Market blends passionate political argument and a bold new take on American history to reveal that, from the earliest days of the republic, Americans have defined freedom as what we keep free from the control of the market.

With chapters on the history of the Homestead Act and land ownership, the eight-hour work day and free time, social insurance and Social Security, World War II day cares, Medicare and desegregation, free public colleges, intellectual property, and the public corporation, Konczal shows how citizens have fought to ensure that everyone has access to the conditions that make us free.

At a time when millions of Americans—and more and more politicians—are questioning the unregulated free market as un-American, Freedom from the Market offers a new narrative and new intellectual ammunition for the fight that lies ahead.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praise for Freedom From the Market: "A powerful polemic" according to Martin Wolf of the Financial Times, the book arrives at a pivotal moment where many Americans are re-evaluating market dominance, as noted by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Crooked Timber calls it "invaluable, thoughtful and strong," highlighting its relevance to discussions on social movements and state policy. This timely work presents a fresh and passionate political argument that resists market fundamentalism.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781620975374

Publisher: The New Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The New Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 256

Collections

Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Mike Konczal Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature

About the Author

Mike Konczal is a director at the Roosevelt Institute, where he focuses on economics, inequality, and the role of public power in a democracy. He is a co-author, with Joseph Stiglitz, of Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy. Described as having "a cult following among progressives" by the New York Times Magazine, his writing has been featured in the Washington Post, Vox, Dissent, and The Nation. He is a sought-after commentator on the U.S. economy and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, All Things Considered, Planet Money, and Lovett or Leave It. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with his wife, daughter, and pit bull.