The Market: Ethics, Knowledge and Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415098274)

Following the failure of 'really existing socialism' in Eastern Europe and Asia, the market is now generally perceived, by Left and Right, to be supreme in any rational economic system. The current debate now focuses on the proper boundaries of markets rather than the system itself. This book examines the problems of defining these boundaries for the recent defences of the market, and shows that they highlight major weaknesses in the cases made by its proponents. The author draws on considerable research in this area to provide an overdue critical evaluation of the limits of the market, and future prospects for non-market socialism. The issues discussed cross a number of academic boundaries including economics, philosophy and politics.

Author: John O'Neill
ISBN-10: 0415098270
ISBN-13: 9780415098274
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/09/1998
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d