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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
About the Author
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Securing Political Freedom and Sustainable Democracy
A Freedom-Maximizing Legal System
The Role of Norms and Social Institutions
Why Democracy and Freedom Are not Enough
Democracy and Market Capitalism
2. The Market System: Achieving Equity and Material Abundance
Introduction
Why Truly Laissez-Faire Capitalism Doesn't Work
Effective Demand versus Need
The Real Function of Money
Money Value and Economic Value
Financial Institutions
What About a Hybrid Economic System?
The Economic System and the Good Society
3. Attitudes: Promoting Progress or Destroying Dignity?
Introduction
Militarism, Racism, and Sexism: The Common Threads
Materialism
Meritocracy
Individualism and Social Responsibility
Social Roles and Obedience to Authority
Questioning Authority: The Power of Nonviolent Disobedience
Competition and Cooperation
Language and Attitudes
Privacy, Freedom, and Security
Nationalism and Independence
4. Institutions and Organizations: Constructing the Social Foundation
Introduction
Institutions, Organizations, and Practices within the Good Society
Interacting with the World
Protecting the Web of Life
The Role of IGOs, Treaties, and International Law
5. Limits and Incentives: Tools for an Efficient, Fair, and Responsible Society
Introduction
The Nature and Fungibility of Wealth, Power, and Influence
Economic Limits
Political Limits
Incentives
6. Democratic Transitions: Creating, Protecting, and Sustaining the Good Society
Introduction
Bringing Freedom and Democracy to Those Long Deprived
Stopping the Loss of Freedom and Democracy in Places Long Used to Them
Reform in Democratic Structure and Operation
Creating a Freer, More Democratic, and Prosperous Society
Conclusion: The Core Principles of a Good Society
Extracting the Core Principles of a Good Society
Notes
Index
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