November 14, 2008
The Freedom and Economics of Choice
Karol Boudreaux
Affiliated Scholar
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Karol also highlights the key institutions that are required to support freedom and choice. These institutions are necessary to keep power from being concentrated in the hands of a few people to the harm of many ordinary people.
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