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What You'll Get
A radical rethinking of private property systems.
Actionable policy proposals for economic transformation.
Fresh perspectives on monopoly power and inequality.
Evidence-based alternatives to traditional political prescriptions.
About the Book
Stuck in an era of 'stagnequality' where capitalism and democracy seem broken? Radical Markets delivers a provocative diagnosis: we don't have too much capitalism—we have too little. Authors Posner and Weyl propose pushing free-market principles to their absolute extremes, introducing revolutionary concepts like the Common Ownership Self-Assessed Tax to transform stagnant ownership into fluid markets. This isn't just economic theory; it's a blueprint for uprooting entrenched monopolies and reimagining a just society.
Key Takeaways
Private property functions as a monopoly that stifles innovation
Traditional ownership creates artificial scarcity and prevents assets from flowing to their most productive uses, choking economic dynamism.
The Common Ownership Self-Assessed Tax transforms stagnant ownership
COST requires owners to declare asset values and surrender them to anyone paying that price, creating fluid markets and efficient allocation.
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Community Highlights
"Provocative challenge to conventional economic thinking."
"Practical policy solutions for systemic inequality."
"Fresh perspective on monopoly power dynamics."
Who Should Listen?
Policy makers seeking innovative economic solutions.
Entrepreneurs frustrated by entrenched market barriers.
Economics students questioning traditional paradigms.
Activists looking for systemic approaches to inequality.
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