Freedom for sale
Subtitle: how we made money and lost our liberty
By: John Kampfner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780743275408
Subjects: Freiheit; Authoritarianism; Kulturvergleich; Liberty; Capitalism; Cross-cultural studies; Sicherheit; Kapitalismus; Political aspects; Autoritärer Staat
Description: Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity? For the past 60 years it had been assumed that capitalism was intertwined with liberal democracy, that the two not just thrived together but needed each other to survive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Singapore: comfortable model; title: China: discreet player; title: Russia: angry capitalist; title: United Arab Emirates: easy money; title: India: populous alternative; title: Italy: one-man show; title: Britain: surveillance state; title: USA: tainted dream; title: Conclusion: people's priorities.