{"product_id":"defending-the-free-market-the-moral-case-for-a-free-economy","title":"Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy","description":"Thirty years ago, the economic system of the Soviet empire—socialism—seemed definitively discredited. Today, the most popular figures in the Democratic Party embrace it, while the shapers of public opinion treat capitalism as morally indefensible.\nIs there a moral case for capitalism? Consumerism is an appalling spectacle. Free markets may be efficient, but are they fair? Aren’t there some things that we can’t afford to leave to the vicissitudes of the market?\n\nRobert Sirico, a onetime leftist, shows how a free economy—including private property, legally enforceable contracts, and prices and interest rates freely agreed to by the parties to a transaction—is the best way to meet society’s material needs. In fact, the free market has lifted millions out of dire poverty—far more people than state welfare or private charity has ever rescued from want.\n\nBut efficiency isn’t its only virtue. Economic freedom is indispensable for the other freedoms we prize. And it’s not true that it makes things more important than people—just the reverse. Only if we have economic rights can we protect ourselves from government encroachment into the most private areas of our lives—including our consciences.\n\nDefending the Free Market is a powerful vindication of capitalism and a timely warning for a generation flirting with disaster.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1596983256\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UF1U001F37_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sirico, Robert\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43130809614397,"sku":"31UF1U001F37_ns","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1596983256-0.jpg?v=1777064488","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/defending-the-free-market-the-moral-case-for-a-free-economy","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}