Ironic Freedom Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform

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Synopsis

Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.

Book details

Edition:
2013
Author:
J. Baer
ISBN:
9781137031006
Related ISBNs:
9781137030955
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-02-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology