Freedom, Opportunity, and Security: Economic Policy and the Political System

Freedom, Opportunity, and Security is a book on government economic policy which will have some appeal to both sides of the political divide. The book starts from basic principles to develop the case for a free economy, and then presents the case for policies to provide opportunity and security. However, all policies are subject to the reality constraint that the average real wage equals the average level of productivity.
Downing’s incisive analysis considers many questions in regard to econ...