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Ironic Freedom

Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. An Introduction to Ironic Freedom

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 1-17
  3. Right to Die, Right to Live

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 19-36
  4. Ironic Freedom and Occupational Choice

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 37-56
  5. Whose Right? Whose Duty?

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 75-96
  6. Winners and Losers

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 97-107
  7. Conclusion

    • Judith A. Baer
    Pages 109-120
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 121-182

About this book

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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Judith A. Baer is Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University, USA.

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