 Freedom and ReformDavid Cowan
Chapter 8 in Frank H. Knight, 2016, pp 207-223 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Much has been said about the centrality of freedom in Knight’s thought, and having looked at the moral and welfare limitations on freedom, it is time to look at his understanding of freedom in more detail. In the latter part of the 20th century and ever since, the question of economic equality has been at the forefront of public economic discussion. The inequalities of capitalism became clearer with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communism in 1989. For much of the 20th century there was a foil for capitalism in communism, so that supporters could point to the failures of communism, and opponents could imagine at least there was an alternative, even if that alternative was not fully defensible; and for the early part of the 20th century there were many in the West who thought it to be fully defensible. To understand Knight’s view of freedom, we have to understand that for him capitalism and western-style democracy go hand in hand. Ross B. Emmett offers great insight into the connection between Knight’s view of the democratic process and the free market, both of which are integral to freedom: Keywords: Human Nature; Free Market; Economic Freedom; Economic Power; Voluntary Association (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:gtechp:978-1-137-46211-4_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-46211-4_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Great Thinkers in Economics from Palgrave Macmillan |
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