Wealth and Freedom: An Introduction to Political Economy

by David P. Levine

Book Overview

Modern life places a special emphasis on private affairs. Social institutions, and especially our economies, have been organized to facilitate the pursuit of private interests. At the center of this private world is a system of private property which, more than anything, satisfies our wants. Political economy studies the properties of this private world: How does it work, and how well does it satisfy our wants? What are the limits of the world of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521447917
• ISBN13: 9780521447911
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"