Market Unfreedom

Paul Gowder

doi:10.1080/08913811.2014.957021

Market Unfreedom

Paul Gowder^*

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ABSTRACT: John Tomasi's “market democrat” is right to suppose that Rawlsians have erred in omitting economic liberty from their theories of justice. A Rawlsian ought to include economic liberty as a basic freedom because it facilitates individuals' development and pursuit of their conceptions of the good. However, the most plausible version of economic liberty will require the state to guarantee, if possible, that no one will be driven by economic desperation to engage in immiserating work, which may impair rather than facilitate his or her pursuit of the good. There is reason to worry that contemporary economies such as the United States fall seriously short of that ideal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	306-347
Number of pages	42
Journal	Critical Review
Volume	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08913811.2014.957021
State	Published - Oct 2 2014

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