Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy

摘要

Most business economists understand and rationally defend the economics of capitalism because it works. That is, it creates economic prosperity, which leads to higher living standards, lower death rates, and an array of material benefits. However, business economists are often less comfortable addressing the moral aspects of free markets; not Father Robert Sirico, who is a Catholic priest rather than an economist. In his new book, Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy, like an economist, Sirico promotes and defends both capitalism and free markets on practical grounds. However, what makes this book unique is that he adds a moral dimension in a way that most economists do not.