{"product_id":"liberty-and-laissez-faire-steven-soderlind-9781480844049","title":"Liberty and Laissez-Faire: A Primer on Freedom, Government, and Prosperity","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States of America, the relationship between laissez-faire and liberty is drawing renewed attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Soderlind, an economist and professor emeritus at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, delves into how the two are connected, emphasizing the critical role that economics and politics play in determining our liberty in this extended essay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis goal is to encourage thoughtful reflection on government at a time when many associate liberty with minimal intervention. Find out what the past tells us about preserving and promoting liberty as well as the thoughts of venerable economists, philosophers, and critics such as Adam Smith, Thomas Robert Malthus, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, August Friedrich von Hayek, Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Gunnar Myrdal, and Milton Friedman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his analysis, Soderlind seeks to answer a key question: Is laissez-faire or government action the preferred route to liberty?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin the author as he considers the advantages and disadvantages that laissez-faire brings to the quest for liberty and our continuing mission to form \"a more perfect Union.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Soderlind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480844047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480844049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Steven Soderlind","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241313022207,"sku":"9781480844049","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4fd828a3-58cc-4ec5-a2b5-a2a395429a1e.jpg?v=1772653819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberty-and-laissez-faire-steven-soderlind-9781480844049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}