Essays moral, political and economic

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brittan, Samuel, Author.

Contributor:

David Hume Institute Staff, Content Provider.

Series:

Hume Papers on Public Policy : HPPP

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Political science--Großbritannien.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Edinburgh University Press 1998

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this timely and important collection of recent writings by a leading commentator, Sir Samuel Brittan expounds an individualist vision of liberalism which welcomes some of the New Labour policy initiatives, but rejects its communitarian rhetoric as well as its authoritarian echoes on the Right. This vision forms the context in which a number of current issues are discussed: the globalisation of the economy, the future of state-provided welfare, and the control of inflation among them. Sir Samuel does not limit himself to critical analysis of the past and the future: he sets out an agenda for the future in which are combined idealism and realism, frequently invoking the spirit and thought of David Hume himself.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

I Liberal Individualism

II The Changing World Economy

III Living with Partial Knowledge

IV Directions of Advance

Notes

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-15902-5

OCLC:

1312726047