At a time when many are pessimistic about the future of capitalism, Holden and Dixon provide a penetrating analysis of what is wrong and what to do about it. Their proposals are creative, insightful, provocative, and valuable."-Oliver Hart, Harvard University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2016

Holden and Dixon provide a compelling vision of how modern democracies can respond to the challenges of inequality, automation, and climate change, without sacrificing economic efficiency and individual choice. It is a work of great clarity, creativity, and critical importance."-Christina D. Romer, Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Holden and Dixon have identified one of the most pressing research topics of our time. Proposing solutions requires scholars with fertile imaginations who are willing to think big." Justin Wolfers, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan

A new vision of liberalism that is fair and capable of responding to the challenges of a post-COVID world Liberalism--and its promise of market-led prosperity--was in crisis well before COVID-19. Recent decades have seen a rise in concentrated unemployment and long-term stagnation in real wages in many of the world's leading economies. At the same time, the world has witnessed a dramatic rise of corporate power, concentration of wealth. and the failure of liberal societies to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. To survive, liberalism will need a radical reboot-to find new ways of tackling the current challenges posed by corporate power, inequality, and climate change. In this book, Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden argue this reboot means moving beyond recent neo-liberal versions of liberalism toward a more truly democratic form-from the idea of free markets to a vision of fair markets. The book offers a new vision of fair markets as well as the concrete policies and practical steps to make this ideal a reality. It proposes a universal green jobs-guarantee, a significant increase in the minimum wage and government support for wages, universal healthcare based on a two-track model of public and private provision, a new critical infrastructure policy for nation states to sit alongside a commitment to global free trade, and universal pollution taxes, with all proceeds returned directly to citizens by way of a green dividend. All of these policies combine a commitment to markets with democratic commitments to dignity for all citizens, and the regulation of markets in line with majority interests. By addressing underlying systemic problems of liberal societies and simultaneously emphasizing the importance of markets in ensuring the efficiency and sustainability of these policy solutions, Dixon and Holden present a vision of markets that are free, fair, and well-functioning, not simply free. With clear-headed analysis of how to pay for these ideas and the kind of democratic politics needed to make them a reality, From Free to Fair Markets is an accessible articulation of a new economic path for liberal societies coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PART I. The Crisis in Neoliberalism 1. Introduction 2. The Crisis in (Neo)Liberalism 3. From Neoliberalism to Democratic Liberalism PART II. From Free to Fair Markets 4. A Public Baseline: Toward a Green Jobs Guarantee 5. Baseline Benefits: Universal Healthcare (Australian Style) and Beyond 6. Regulating Market Power: Toward Free and Fettered Global Trade 7. Internalizing Externalities: Toward a Carbon Dividend PART III. Realizing Fair Markets in Practice 8. Paying for Government's Role in Democratic Liberalism 9. Conclusion: Fair Markets and Realistic Political Reform? Acknowledgments Notes About the authors Index .
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"At a time when many are pessimistic about the future of capitalism, Holden and Dixon provide a penetrating analysis of what is wrong and what to do about it. Their proposals are creative, insightful, provocative, and valuable."-Oliver Hart, Harvard University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2016 "Holden and Dixon provide a compelling vision of how modern democracies can respond to the challenges of inequality, automation, and climate change, without sacrificing economic efficiency and individual choice. It is a work of great clarity, creativity, and critical importance."-Christina D. Romer, Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley "Holden and Dixon have identified one of the most pressing research topics of our time. Proposing solutions requires scholars with fertile imaginations who are willing to think big." Justin Wolfers, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Richard Holden is a professor of economics at University of New South Wales Business School. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Rosalind Dixon is a professor of law at the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law and Justice, and Co-Director of the UNSW New Economic Policy Initiative.
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Selling point: Rethinks liberalism and the best economic paths for liberal societies coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic Selling point: Offers a novel approach to liberalism that prioritizes fair, well-functioning markets over free market economics Selling point: Addresses the rapidly increasing problems of economic disadvantage, stagnation, inequality, and climate change Selling point: Proposes clear and concrete policies like increases to the minimum wage and global free trade that are needed to make fair market a reality
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780197625989
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
386 gr
Høyde
150 mm
Bredde
226 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Biographical note

Richard Holden is a professor of economics at University of New South Wales Business School. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Rosalind Dixon is a professor of law at the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law and Justice, and Co-Director of the UNSW New Economic Policy Initiative.