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VIRTUES OF CAPITALISM VOL 1 PB, THE

By Arthur Seldon

Book information

Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc.
Year
2004
ISBN
0865975507, 9780865975507
Open Library ID
OL9790972M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1764464 bytes)
Series
Collected Works of Arthur Seldonv
Pages
509\462
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

Economic Affairs, where his publishing program was one of the principal influences on governments all around the world, persuading them to liberaliee their economies. "The Virtues of Capitalism", the inaugural volume in Liberty Fund's Collected Works of Arthur Seldon, presents the foundation of Seldon's views and theories of capitalism and its alternatives. Entitled "Corrigible Capitalism; Incorrigible Socialism", part one of "The Virtues of Capitalism" was first published in 1980. It explains why, Seldon believes, 'private enterprise is imperfect but redeemable', but the state economy promises the earth, and ends in coercion to conceal its incurable failure. The second part, 'Capitalism', is widely considered to be Seldon's finest work. It covers a wide range of the classical liberal thought that inspired the movement toward free-market reforms in Great Britain in opposition to the collectivist tide of socialism. In an understandable and eloquent manner, Seldon offers 'Capitalism' as a celebration rather than a defence of classical liberalism.

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