Difference between revisions of "Portal:Economic Freedom"

From Civicwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 5: Line 5:
 
   <tr>
 
   <tr>
 
     <td style="padding:5px;">
 
     <td style="padding:5px;">
 +
Many people see political freedom and economic freedom as unrelated - believing that individual freedom is a political problem and material welfare an economic problem.  And that therefore, being unconnected, any economic arrangement can be coupled with any political arrangement.  <br>On the other hand, many (CW sponsors among them) see freedom of economic transaction and arrangement as part of, and fundamental to individual freedom.  Further, that economic freedom is essential to political freedom - that political freedom cannot exist in the absence of economic freedom.  At least we cannot point to an example in history of political freedom in the absence of economic freedom.
 +
 +
There is also an interesting contrast in the degree of proportional representation that can be achieved by free economic arrangements vs. the degree that can be achieved by even the most free political activity. 
 +
:When one speaks of freedom, there is only one acceptable means to an end - free discussion and voluntary cooperation. 
 +
 +
<!-- NOTES:
 +
There is a growing group of "democratic socialists", for example, that believe that socialism can guarantee individual freedom through political action; even though socialism is, by definition, a centrally planned and directed economy with assets of production owned by the state. 
 +
 +
Thencan it be said that a society that does not enjoy economic freedom is free?  Freedom of economic activity is part of freedom and is an end in itself. 
 +
 
Economic freedom is a component of the general concept of freedom.  Ask yourself - if you had to had to choose between political freedom and economic freedom, which would you choose?  A more interesting question would be - can one exist without the other?  Could you have a Russian economic system and political freedom - without the Russian political system?
 
Economic freedom is a component of the general concept of freedom.  Ask yourself - if you had to had to choose between political freedom and economic freedom, which would you choose?  A more interesting question would be - can one exist without the other?  Could you have a Russian economic system and political freedom - without the Russian political system?
 
The articles in this category seek to answer that question and analyze the relationship between economic freedom and political freedom.   
 
The articles in this category seek to answer that question and analyze the relationship between economic freedom and political freedom.   
 +
 +
-->
  
 
There are a number of other topics that belong to this category:
 
There are a number of other topics that belong to this category:

Revision as of 14:29, 27 October 2014

Economic Freedom

Many people see political freedom and economic freedom as unrelated - believing that individual freedom is a political problem and material welfare an economic problem. And that therefore, being unconnected, any economic arrangement can be coupled with any political arrangement.
On the other hand, many (CW sponsors among them) see freedom of economic transaction and arrangement as part of, and fundamental to individual freedom. Further, that economic freedom is essential to political freedom - that political freedom cannot exist in the absence of economic freedom. At least we cannot point to an example in history of political freedom in the absence of economic freedom.

There is also an interesting contrast in the degree of proportional representation that can be achieved by free economic arrangements vs. the degree that can be achieved by even the most free political activity.

When one speaks of freedom, there is only one acceptable means to an end - free discussion and voluntary cooperation.


There are a number of other topics that belong to this category:

  • Government fiscal policy
  • Income distribution

are two among a number of others that bear discussion.

A particularly interesting topic will be poverty and how to deal with it. We have created a subcategory -Wealth and Poverty- to discuss these and have given it a "wealth and poverty" portal.


$1 and 2c.JPG


Articles for this category

This category is the place to insert articles that discuss economic freedom, the relationship between economic and political freedom, the role of government and government policy, and capitalism and socialism as contrasting approaches.

Articles about wealth and poverty should be assigned to the Wealth and Poverty subcategory to Economic Freedom.


Categories

Click on arrows to see subcategories and articles.
Article titles are in italics.

Things you can do

Here are some things you can do:

  • Recommend a good image to add to the introduction.
  • Create a good subcategory.
  • Write an article that fits this category.
 

TBD

  • TBD 1
  • TBD 2