The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise

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Basic Books, May 8, 2012 - Political Science - 224 pages
From the President of the American Enterprise Institute, the follow-up to the hugely influential The Battle: a candid assessment of how mainstream America can take the philosophy of free enterprise and translate it into political actionÑrestoring b
 

Contents

Why Make the Moral Case for Free Enterprise?
3
A System That Allows Us to Earn Our Success
19
A System That Is Fair
43
A System for Good Samaritans
67
Facing the Facts About Americas Statist Quo
93
Winning the Moral Debate on
139
The Road to Freedom
173
Notes
179
Index
205
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 Arthur C. Brooks is President of the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank in Washington, DC. He is the author of nine books, including The Battle, Gross National Happiness, and Who Really Cares. Until 2009, Brooks was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University. Previously, Brooks spent twelve years as a professional French hornist with the City Orchestra of Barcelona and other ensembles. He is a native of Seattle and currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife Ester and their three children.

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