Ironic Freedom: Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform

Baer, J.

Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-10-25

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349440665

DOI: 10.1057/9781137031006

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 182