How Capitalistic Is the Constitution? - Paperback

by Robert A. Goldwin (Editor), William A. Schambra (Editor)

This unmissable collection of essays tackles the enduring debate over capitalism, democracy, and constitutional government, as Robert A. Goldwin and a distinguished group of scholars dig into the Founding Fathers' original vision of the relationship between free markets and free government, examining hot-button issues like taxation, regulation, economic inequality, and property rights to ask whether American capitalism fulfills or contradicts the Constitution's democratic promise, an indispensable read for anyone seeking to understand the constitutional roots of today's fiercest debates over government's role in the economy.

What is the relationship between democratic government and a capitalist economic system?