| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover; The Economics of Freedom; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1: Introduction; 1.1 CHOICE AND THE MEASUREMENT OF FREEDOM; 1.2 UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS AND THE BOOK'S AIMS; 1.3 AN OUTLINE OF THE STUDY; PART I: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS; 2: Choice and Freedom; 2.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOICE; The Changing Role of Choice: Facts; The Changing Role of Choice: Ideas; Choice, Capitalism, and Freedom; Choice, Well-Being, and Freedom; Choice, Public Services, and Freedom; 2.2 A SIMPLE MEASURE OF CHOICE; 2.3 THE VALUE OF CHOICE |
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The Intrinsic and Instrumental Value of ChoiceThe Procedural Value of Choice; 2.4 CHOICE AND FREEDOM; 2.5 DIFFICULTIES; Similarity; Dominance; 3: Measuring Autonomy Freedom; 3.1 A SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE; 3.2 CHOICE, DELIBERATION, AND AUTONOMY; 3.3 POTENTIAL PREFERENCES; Definition and Interpretation; 3.4 MEASURING ECCENTRIC OPPORTUNITIES; 3.5 AWARENESS; Unanimity Principle; Similarity and Dominance Again; 3.6 AN AXIOMATIC MEASURE OF AUTONOMY FREEDOM; 4: The Empirical Measure of Autonomy Freedom; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 OPTIONS, PREFERENCES, AND AUTONOMY FREEDOM |
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4.3 ACHIEVEMENT AND AUTONOMY FREEDOMAttribution Theory; Locus of Control; 4.4 DOES AUTONOMY FREEDOM LEAD TO CONTROL?; The Data and the Empirical Model; Estimation Results; 4.5 THE AUTONOMOUS PERSON; The Data; The Empirical Methodology; Estimation Results; 4.6 WRAPPING UP OUR RESULTS; PART II: AUTONOMY FREEDOM AND THE WELFARE STATE; 5: Why Redistribute?; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 THE REDISTRIBUTION PARADOX; 5.3 SOCIAL MOBILITY AND REDISTRIBUTION; 5.4 DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND REDISTRIBUTION; 5.5 FURTHER MOTIVATIONS FOR REDISTRIBUTION; 5.6 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 6: Autonomy Freedom and Redistribution |
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6.1 INTRODUCTION6.2 AUTONOMY FREEDOM AND TASTE FOR REDISTRIBUTION; Some Preliminary Concepts; The Theoretical Model; The Comparative Statics; 6.3 THE DATA; The Individual's Choice Variables; The Primary Independent Variables; Other Independent Variables; 6.4 THE EMPIRICAL METHODOLOGY; 6.5 ESTIMATION AND RESULTS; Robustness Check; 6.6 CONCLUDING REMARKS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; 7: Autonomy Freedom and Welfare Spending; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 INCOME INEQUALITY AND WELFARE SPENDING; Levels and Trends in the OECD Countries; Does Income Inequality Affect Welfare Spending? |
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7.3 AUTONOMY FREEDOM AND WELFARE SPENDINGFrom Individual Preferences to Policy Choices; Autonomy Freedom and Welfare Spending: A Taxonomy of Welfare Systems; 7.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 8: Choice, Freedom, and the Good Society; 8.1 FREEDOM AND THE VALUE OF CHOICE; Intrinsic Importance of Choice and Economic Freedom; Capabilities, Functionings, and the Value of Choice; 8.2 CHOICE, VOLUNTARINESS, AND DIVERSITY; Complementing Economic Freedom; Diversity and the Capability Approach; 8.3 THE FREEDOM'S BOX; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"What is freedom? Canwemeasure it? Does it affect policy? This book develops an original measure of freedom called autonomy freedom, consistent with J.S. Mill's view of autonomy, and applies it to issues in policy and political design. The work pursues three aims. First, it extends classical liberalism beyond exclusive reliance on negative freedom so as to take autonomous behavior explicitly into account. Second, it is grounded on firm conceptual foundations a new standard in the measurement of freedom that can be fruitfully coupled with existing gauges. Third, it shows empirically that individual preferences for redistribution and cross-country differences in welfare spending in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries are driven by the degree of autonomy freedom that individuals enjoy. By means of an interdisciplinary approach and a sophisticated econometric methodology, the book takes an explicit stand in defense of freedom and sets the basis for a liberalism based upon people, actions, and institutions."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Economics -- Political aspects
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Liberty -- Economic aspects
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Autonomy -- Economic aspects
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Business.
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business (commercial function)
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Autonomy -- Economic aspects
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Business
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Economics -- Political aspects
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Liberty -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Navarra, Pietro.
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| ISBN |
1139516868 |
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9781139516860 |
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9781139084734 |
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110701784X |
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9781107017849 |
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9781139514293 |
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1139518720 |
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