The economics of the good society : the variety of economic arrangements / Joseph S. Berliner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-438) and index.

Pt. I. Introduction. 1. The Variety of Economic Experience. 2. Economics and the Good Society. 3. The Question of Values -- Pt. II. Citizens as Consumers. 4. Who Should Get What Goods? 5. Distributing Goods by Assignment. 6. Distributing Goods by Prices. 7. Money and the Payment of Interest -- Pt. III. Citizens as Workers. 8. Who Should Get What Jobs? 9. Who Should Do the Dirty Work? 10. Should Work Effort Be Rewarded? 11. The Meanings of Labor Productivity -- Pt. IV. Coordinating the Economy. 12. The Awesome Task of Coordination. 13. How Markets Coordinate an Economy. 14. How Planning Coordinates an Economy. 15. When Markets Work Perfectly. 16. When Planning Works Perfectly. 17. Markets in an Imperfect World. 18. Planning in an Imperfect World. 19. Job Security and Markets. 20. Job Security and Planning. 21. Justice and Other Values -- Pt. V. Property Ownership. 22. Who Should Own the Property? 23. Private Ownership. 24. The State as Owner.

25. The Public as Owner. 26. Workers as Owners. 27. Ownership and Justice -- Pt. VI. Conclusion. 28. The Best of Economic Systems.