1st Edition

The Failure of Markets Energy, Housing and Health

By Craig Allan Medlen Copyright 2022
140 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The core thesis of this book is that the major economic issues of renewable energy, housing, health and income disparities could best be addressed through direct government "in kind" production and redistributive measures. It is argued that this governmental "in kind" production of essential needs would allow a rapid movement towards solutions that the market cannot possibly match. The... Read more

Chapter 1. A National Buyout Plan of Eco-Destroyers

Chapter 2. Needs and Wants

Chapter 3. Housing: the case for "In Kind" government ownership

Chapter 4. "In Kind" Health

Chapter 5. Taxing the Rich: The Time Has Come

Chapter 6. The Corporate Elite and the "Magic" of the Market

Chapter 7. Labor as a Political Force?

Chapter 8. Towards a Democratic Economy

Biography

Craig Allan Medlen is Professor Emeritus at Menlo College, California, USA.