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dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Max
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T11:53:48Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T11:53:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifierONIX_20200813_9783030474089_27
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41285
dc.description.abstractThis open access book aims to show which factors have been decisive in the rise of successful countries. Never before have so many people been so well off. However, prosperity is not a law of nature; it has to be worked for. A liberal economy stands at the forefront of this success – not as a political system, but as a set of economic rules promoting competition, which in turn leads to innovation, research and enormous productivity. Sustainable prosperity is built on a foundation of freedom, equal opportunity and a functioning government. This requires a stable democracy that cannot be defeated by an autocrat. Autocrats claim that “illiberalism” is more efficient, an assertion that justifies their own power. Although autocrats can efficiently guide the first steps out of poverty, once a certain level of prosperity has been achieved, people begin to demand a sense of well-being – freedom and codetermination. Only when this is possible will they feel comfortable, and progress will continue. Respect for human rights is crucial. The rules of the free market do not lean to either the right or left politically. Liberalism and the welfare state are not mutually exclusive. The “conflict” concerns the amount of government intervention. Should there be more or less? As a lawyer, entrepreneur, and board member with over 40 years of experience in this field of conflict, the author clearly describes the conditions necessary for a country to maintain its position at the top.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpringerBriefs in Political Science
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPB Comparative politicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCL International economicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processesen_US
dc.subject.otherComparative Politics
dc.subject.otherPolitical Theory
dc.subject.otherInternational Economics
dc.subject.otherGovernance and Government
dc.subject.otherLiberalism
dc.subject.otherEqual opportunity
dc.subject.otherStable democracy
dc.subject.otherFreedom
dc.subject.otherFree market
dc.subject.otherGovernment intervention
dc.subject.otherLiberal Economy
dc.subject.otherIlliberalism
dc.subject.otherHuman rights
dc.subject.otherAutocracy
dc.subject.otherPoverty
dc.subject.otherProsperity
dc.subject.otherProductivity
dc.subject.otherInnovation
dc.subject.otherWelfare state
dc.subject.otherEuropean Union
dc.subject.otherSwitzerland
dc.subject.otherImmigration
dc.subject.otherIntegration
dc.subject.otherOpen access
dc.subject.otherComparative politics
dc.subject.otherPolitical science & theory
dc.subject.otherInternational economics
dc.subject.otherPolitical structure & processes
dc.titleLiberal Democracy
dc.title.alternativeProsperity through Freedom
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-47408-9
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5
oapen.imprintSpringer
oapen.pages74


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