Market Liberalism: A Paradigm for the 21st Century

What are the appropriate public policies for America as it approaches the coming century? The signs are all around. A market liberal revolution is sweeping the world, from Eastern Europe to Latin America to Asia, where governments are selling off state enterprises, cutting taxes, deregulating business, and showing new respect for property rights and freedom of choice. The two dozen essays in this book discuss how to bring the market liberal revolution to the United States. This blueprint for policy reform is the alternative to both the status quo and the calls for even more government interference in our personal and economic activities. It is uniquely suited to guide America to a future of freedom and prosperity.

Cato’s former executive vice president, David Boaz, who passed away in 2024, was a provocative commentator on a broad range of political and cultural issues; he played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. Edward H. Crane is founder and president emeritus of the Cato Institute.