Title: The myth of the free market : the role of the state in a capitalist economy /
Authors: Martinez, Mark A. 1961-
Publisher: Kumarian Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Capitalism Government policy.; Free enterprise.
Contents: Introduction: Understanding markets and states -- pt. I. Things to (re)consider. Milton Friedman got it wrong: politics is at the heart of capitalism ; Free markets ad wealth (re)considered -- pt. II. The role of the state in creating market capitalism. The very political roots of market capitalism: embracing individual achievement and vanity ; Manias and the philosopher's stone: the road to wealth and regulated money -- pt. III. Making markets work in practice: the state in action. War made the state and the state made war How medieval organized violence led to mercantilism, middle-class bargains, and market capitalism ; Toward "freer" international trade ; America's post-World War II grand liberal strategy -- pt. IV. States and modern markets: from political money to Wall Street socialism. From Keynes to deregulation and exploding capital flows ; An empire of debt: violating Adam Smith's laws of nature? ; The deregulation game ; From deregulation to the mother of all bailouts.