عرض عادي
Freedom for sale : how we made money and lost our liberty / John Kampfner.
نوع المادة :
نصالناشر:London ; New York : Simon and Schuster, 2009وصف:294 pages ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0743275403
- 9780743275408
- JC480 .K36 2009
المحتويات:
ملخص:Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity? For the past 60 years it had been assumed that capitalism was intertwined with liberal democracy, that the two not just thrived together but needed each other to survive.
Singapore: comfortable model -- China: discreet player -- Russia: angry capitalist -- United Arab Emirates: easy money -- India: populous alternative -- Italy: one-man show -- Britain: surveillance state -- USA: tainted dream -- Conclusion: people's priorities.
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JC480 .K36 2009 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000048224 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Singapore: comfortable model -- China: discreet player -- Russia: angry capitalist -- United Arab Emirates: easy money -- India: populous alternative -- Italy: one-man show -- Britain: surveillance state -- USA: tainted dream -- Conclusion: people's priorities.
Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity? For the past 60 years it had been assumed that capitalism was intertwined with liberal democracy, that the two not just thrived together but needed each other to survive.
