The Struggle for a Better World

by Peter J. Boettke

In The Struggle for a Better World, Peter J. Boettke explores how the social sciences, and political economy in particular, help us understand society and its institutions of governance. Boettke advances an approach for understanding, articulating, and pursuing a coherent and consistent vision of a society of free and responsible individuals who may prosper through voluntary participation in the market and their communities. In this volume, a collection of addresses, lectures, and papers over the past two decades, Boettke articulates ideas which, if consistently pursued, can help fulfill liberalism's emancipatory promise to advance human flourishing and overcome adversity caused by economic, social, and political injustice and repression. Boettke advocates for liberal cosmopolitanism, grounded in the principles of equality, justice, and liberty, and the basic recognition that all people are dignified equals, as the best hope for a better world. 

Genres: Economics, Philosophy

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2021

About the author

Peter Joseph Boettke is an American economist of the Austrian School. He is currently a University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University; the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, Vice President for Research, and Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at GMU.

Reviews

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of Pete’s speeches, many of them to various events held by the Mont Pelerin. It was fine, though, the speeches/chapters (each speech is a chapter) in the middle drooped a bit in terms of quality, but the speeches at the beginning and end of the book are quite good, though if you know Pete (as I do), you will not be surprised by anything he says, as he hits a lot of the same points. Still, there were many times where I thought that the speeches in this book were more concise formulation of his larger ideological project, which made it a worthwhile read.

[Kyle Macleod · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very good. Skipped certain essays which I found uninteresting. The essays on the danger of economists becoming policy advisors was good.