From free to fair markets : liberalism after Covid-19 / Richard Holden, Rosalind Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holden, Richard T., 1974- author.

Dixon, Rosalind, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Biography/History:

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.

Summary:

From Free to Fair Markets proposes a new vision of liberalism coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. An accessible articulation of a new economic path for liberal societies, this book addresses problems of economic disadvantage, stagnation, inequality, and climate change, and simultaneously emphasizes the importance of markets in ensuring the efficiency and sustainability of policy solutions. With concrete policies and practical steps, Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden's proposal for future of liberalism offers a new way to think about economic policy that is fair and capable of responding to the challenges of a post-COVID world.

Contents:

Part I: The Crisis in Neoliberalism. Introduction

The Crisis in (Neo)Liberalism

From Neoliberalism to Democratic Liberalism

Part II: From Free to Fair Markets. A Public Baseline : Toward a Green Jobs Guarantee

Baseline Benefits : Universal Healthcare (Australian Style) and Beyond

Regulating Market Power: Toward Free and Fettered Global Trade

Internalizing Externalities : Toward a Carbon Dividend

Realizing Fair Markets in Practice. Paying for Government's Role in Democratic Liberalism

Conclusion: Fair Markets and Realistic Political Reform?

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-19-762601-7

0-19-762599-1

0-19-762600-9