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Towards a Liberal Utopia? (Paperback)
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Towards a Liberal Utopia? (Paperback)
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Socialists have never been shy of sketching out their dreams of a
better world, but that better world has never materialised in
socialist countries. Indeed, socialism has frequently achieved the
precise opposite of what was intended by its architects. The first
part of Towards a Liberal Utopia? outlines the dreams of liberal
economists and political scientists. These are not the dreams of
people who wish to achieve their plans through central direction
and who believe they know the precise outcome of the process called
liberalisation. Rather our liberal thinkers sketch out frameworks
for policy, which, in increasing the domain for individual action,
will give rise to beneficial results that cannot be foreseen in
detail. This will not lead to utopia, but the authors are confident
that greater freedom will lead to better and more prosperous
society. The second part of the book shows how an earlier
generation of liberal economists turned ideas into action. Led by
Ralph Harris and Arthur Seldon, the authors writing for the
Institute of Economic Affairs helped to turn back the tide of
collectivism by undermining its intellectual foundations. They were
so successful that no serious political party now proposes a
platform of central planning. As the authors featured in the first
part of the book make clear, however, that does not mean that there
are no new dragons of collectivism to slay. Some battles may have
been won, but the war of ideas continues. Towards a Liberal Utopia?
is essential reading for all those who are curious to know how the
liberal economic agenda will develop over the coming generation. I
trust you get some satisfaction from how far the influence of the
IEA has spread, directly and indirectly. Milton Friedman, 6th
October 2004.
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