Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Leibniz in economics -- The unaffordable nation -- Introduction : Products, persons, and unaffordability -- Of lawsuits and lotteries -- Traditionalism and the rise of the credit welfare system -- An examination of a noble sentiment -- The billionaire and the destitute man : unaffordability as a political problem -- Poor choice, poor justice, poor luck -- Introduction : Labor obligations and excuses -- Poor choice : the American hatred of paupers -- Poor justice : injustice and the golden rule -- Poor luck : the inequity of disability and other struggles -- The covenant on affordability -- Introduction : Labor-based entitlements -- The covenant on affordability -- Some applications : corporations, immigration, and trade -- Conclusion : Labor as an American institution.
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