Another Bridge

A blog about writing, cycling, other stuff and ‘the search for the magnificent’*

Collective freedom

Posted by Gordon on August 1, 2010

Andrew Charlton quoted by Mark Davis

http://cpd.org.au/2008/10/an-economic-fool%E2%80%99s-paradise/

‘[I]n the new millennium individualism is less appealing than collectivism. Whereas in the past individualism was a liberating force that provided freedom from restrictive social and governmental systems, now the public has come to realise that modern challenges require collective action. Now effective government contributes to freedom: good public education increases choices; quality infrastructure increases productivity; labour market institutions increase the bargaining power of workers; product market regulation fosters competition and opportunity.’

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