Promotional Information

Agree with Schwarz or not, Freedom Reclaimed has to be taken seriously because it could define the discourse for the next 50 years. -- Theodore J. Lowi, Cornell University This stimulating and important work by an independent-minded and humane scholar undertakes the sizeable intellectual task of rescuing the idea of freedom from the monopoly of open-market libertarians and reconciling its basic assumptions with traditional American concerns for the common good. -- Nelson W. Polsby, Heller Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Failure of Free-Market Liberty
2. Freedom and the Promise of Economic Opportunity
3. Guidelines for American Social Policy
4. Education, Social Security, and Welfare Assistance
5. Freedom and Our Protection from Wrongful Harm
6. Overcoming Market Failures
7. The Size and Waste of Government
8. Societal Decisions and Individual Liberty
9. Taking Freedom Seriously
10. Rediscovering America's Vision
Notes
Index

About the Author

John E. Schwarz is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Arizona and distinguished senior fellow, Demos. A former staff member for Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana, he is the author of Illusions of Opportunity: The American Dream in Question; America's Hidden Success; and The Forgotten Americans.

Reviews

Well written and argued. Political Studies Review First-rate, sound, and convincing defense of expansive freedom and active government against the currently dominant 'free market' version. Highly recommended. Choice A well-crafted normative argument appropriately backed by theory, reasoning, and evidence. -- Mark Smith Perspectives on Politics