Liberal Democracy : : Prosperity Through Freedom.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Political Science Series
• Author: Meyer, Max.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; Ã2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (77 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: European Values -- 1.1 Value Systems -- 1.2 Development of Human Rights -- 1.3 Separation of Church and State -- 1.4 Democracy with Separation of Powers -- Chapter 2: Liberalism -- 2.1 Liberal Market Economy -- 2.2 Freedom of Opinion Also Extends to Lateral Thinkers -- 2.3 Progress Without Freedom? -- 2.4 From Prosperity to Well-Being -- Chapter 3: Change and Its Consequences -- 3.1 Change and the Consequences of Liberalism -- 3.2 The Consequences of Change -- 3.3 Obstructers -- 3.4 The Goal Is Flexibility -- 3.5 Impact on Entire Regions -- Chapter 4: The Market, Market Failures, and Market Interventions -- 4.1 Competition as a Battle -- 4.2 Optimizing Supply to Meet Demand -- 4.3 Objective Market Failure -- 4.4 Subjective Market Corrections -- 4.5 Outdated Value Systems -- 4.6 Globalization -- 4.7 Losers as Prey for Autocrats -- Chapter 5: All People Are Winners -- 5.1 Prosperity Is Increasing Worldwide -- 5.2 Previously-Poor Regions Also Benefit -- Chapter 6: Undesirable Developments and Possibilities for Improvement -- 6.1 Avoiding Undesirable Developments -- 6.2 Erosion of the Middle Class -- 6.3 Leaner Government -- 6.4 Deregulation -- 6.5 Redistribution -- 6.6 A Good School System for Everyone (Equal Opportunity) -- 6.7 Excesses in Liberalism -- 6.8 Income Distribution -- 6.9 More Individual Responsibility -- Chapter 7: Behavior Towards Autocracies -- 7.1 A Missionary in Economics? -- 7.2 The Hierarchical System -- 7.3 Limits for Autocrats -- Chapter 8: Xenophobia -- 8.1 There Has Always Been Migration -- 8.2 The Positive Outweighs the Negative -- 8.3 Immigration Limits -- 8.4 Politics with Immigration -- Chapter 9: Education and Culture Made the Difference -- 9.1 Education Shapes the Individual -- 9.2 Education as a Prerequisite for Prosperity -- 9.3 Regulatory Hurdles.

9.4 Foundation for Democracy -- 9.5 Free of Charge -- Chapter 10: Strategic Development of the European Union -- 10.1 Large Market -- 10.2 Peace Project -- 10.3 Exclusive Responsibilities of the EU -- 10.4 Subsidiarity Principle -- 10.5 Competition Between the Systems -- 10.6 Excessive Bureaucracy -- 10.7 Core Responsibilities Have Not Been Delegated -- 10.8 Currency -- 10.9 External Impressions -- Chapter 11: Good Governance -- 11.1 Corruption -- 11.2 Constitutional State with Separation of Powers -- 11.3 Respect for Civil Liberties -- 11.4 Democracy -- Chapter 12: Theses and Conclusion -- References.