In 1949, Oakeshott ‘reviewed’ Henry C. Simons’ Economic Policy for a Free Society (hereafter Economic Policy) in Cambridge Review as “the Political Economy of Freedom.” I have been unable to find a copy of it (but there is a later reprint here for as long as that lasts); what follows is based on the expanded Liberty Fund edition of
Thanks for an interesting read. One of my many questions is, when did the private profiteers succeed in establishing the maxim that any attempt to limit their accumulation of wealth and power in favor of democratic dispersion was an intolerable infringement upon their liberty?🌼
I just read this the other day (though only quickly), along with Rationalism in Politics. It would be interesting to contrast Oakeshott and Simons with Galbraith on the new industrial state and countervailing power.
Thanks for an interesting read. One of my many questions is, when did the private profiteers succeed in establishing the maxim that any attempt to limit their accumulation of wealth and power in favor of democratic dispersion was an intolerable infringement upon their liberty?🌼
Is this established?
Don't you think so? At least since Ronald Reagan and the dawn of the "greed is good" era?
Wasn't corporate personhood a calculated strategy to make it so?
Sure. But governments still tax and sue corporations. The fight is never ever finished.
I just read this the other day (though only quickly), along with Rationalism in Politics. It would be interesting to contrast Oakeshott and Simons with Galbraith on the new industrial state and countervailing power.
Yes, it's very close and yet quite distant from galbraith.