Free to Lose : : An Introduction to Marxist Economic Philosophy / / John E. ROEMER.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
• VerfasserIn: ROEMER, John E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]; ©1988
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (215 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. The Origin of Exploitation --; 3. Feudalism and Capitalism --; 4. Exploitation and Profits --; 5. The Morality of Exploitation --; 6. The Emergence of Class --; 7. Exploitation without a Labor Market --; 8. Historical Materialism --; 9. Evolving Forms of Exploitation --; 10. Public Ownership of the Means of Production --; 11. Epilogue --; Appendix: Statements and Proofs of Theorems --; Bibliographical Notes --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674042865; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674042865
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John E. ROEMER.

John Roemer challenges the morality of an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production. Unless you start with a certain amount of wealth in such a society, you are only "free to lose." This book addresses crucial questions of political philosophy and normative economics in terms understandable by readers with a minimal knowledge of economics.