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Reviving the invisible hand : the case for classical liberalism in the twenty-first century / Deepak Lal.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lal, Deepak.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberalism.
- Capitalism.
- Globalization.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2006]
- Contents:
- The Origins of "Capitalism" 1
- Globalization 9
- Chapter 1 Liberal International Economic Orders 17
- Mercantilism 20
- The Nineteenth-Century LIEO 22
- Pax Britannica and Economic Development 32
- The End of the First LIEO 36
- Recreating a New LIEO 40
- Chapter 2 From Laissez Faire to the Dirigiste Dogma 48
- Classical Liberalism and Laissez Faire 48
- Poverty and Industrialization in Nineteenth-Century Britain 52
- "Manna from Heaven" Distributivism 53
- Competition and Monopoly 56
- The Rise of "Embedded Liberalism" in the United States 59
- Chapter 3 The Changing Fortunes of Free Trade 62
- The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Free Trade 62
- U.S. Economic Policy 65
- The New Protectionism 68
- The Rise of Preferential Trading Arrangements 71
- Another Globalization Backlash? 80
- Adjustment Assistance? 85
- Whither the WTO? 86
- Appendix Free Trade and Laissez Faire in Theory 91
- Chapter 4 Money and Finance 95
- International Monetary Regimes 97
- International Capital Flows 105
- The Global Financial Infrastructure 122
- Chapter 5 Poverty and Inequality 127
- Poverty Head Counts 128
- Income Gaps 135
- Foreign Aid 139
- Chapter 6 Morality and Capitalism 150
- Analytical Framework 151
- Changing Material and Cosmological Beliefs 154
- Communalism versus Individualism 157
- From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values 160
- Modernization and Westernization 165
- Chapter 7 "Capitalism with a Human Face" 182
- Justice and Freedom 183
- Rights 185
- Social Paternalism and Dirigisme 187
- Moral Paternalism and the New Victorians 189
- Capitalism and Happiness 192
- The Corporation under Attack 195
- Chapter 8 The Greens and Global Disorder 205
- The Rise of the NGOs 205
- Sustainable Development 211
- The Greens and Ecological Imperialism 214
- Toward World Disorder 227.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691125910
- OCLC:
- 62134655
- Publisher Number:
- 9780691125916
- Online:
- Publisher description
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