America's Free Market Myths: Debunking Market Fundamentalism

By Joseph Shaanan

Book Overview

Introduction

I. EconomicsMyth 1. America Has Free MarketsMyth 2. A Great Wall Separates Politics and the EconomyMyth 3. The Less Government, The BetterMyth 4. Deregulation Always Improves the EconomyMyth 5. The Economy Has Superior Efficiency II. Socio-EconomicMyth 6. Exceptional Living StandardsMyth 7. An Egalitarian Nation
III. Political-EconomicMyth 8. Free Markets Protect DemocracyMyth 9. Corporations Represent Economic Freedom Myth 10. Free Market and Laissez Faire Are the SameMyth 11. A Free Market Nation Does Not Need a Society
IV. The Crash and BailoutsMyth 12. The Government Caused the Crash of 2007-08 Myth 13. The Bailouts' Purpose Was to Save the Free Market Economy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319844490
• ISBN13: 9783319844497
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"