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Living with the invisible hand : markets, corporations, and human freedom /

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Living with the Invisible Hand explores the crucial role the market plays in how institutions shape our lives. Waheed Hussain demonstrates how markets, just like states, act as systems of governance. The market coordinates activities of production and consumption, constantly readjusting to changing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hussain, Waheed, 1972-2021 (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Ripstein, Arthur (Editor), Vrousalis, Nicholas, 1980- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:Oxford political philosophy.
Subjects:
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Capitalism > Social aspects.
Corporations > Social aspects.
Liberty > Philosophy.
Sociétés > Aspect social.
Liberté > Philosophie.
Capitalism > Social aspects
Corporations > Social aspects
Economics > Sociological aspects
Liberty > Philosophy
Economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series
  • Living with the Invisible Hand
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Editorial Preface
  • Author's Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Institutional Perspective
  • 2. Liberal Freedom Is Not the Issue
  • 3. Social Coordination through a Dynamical System
  • 4. Authoritarianism in a Coordination Mechanism
  • 5. Reason Sensitivity, Transparency, and Trustworthiness
  • 6. Does a Liberal Market Democracy Satisfy the Anti-Authoritarian Ideal?
  • 7. The Dynamical View of Business Corporations
  • 8. An Intermediated Market Arrangement
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: What Is a Market Economy?
  • References
  • Index