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In Identifying a Free Society Milan Zafirovski offers a holistic sociological approach to modern free society as a total social system. The book examines the main conditions and indicators of modern free society such as democracy, a free economy, a free culture, and a free civil society, hence political, economic, cultural, and individual liberty entwined with equality and justice. It provides specific and aggregate free-society estimates for Western and related societies based on a variety of objective rankings, data, and reports. On the basis of these estimates, the book identifies liberal societies as the freest as a whole, and their anti-liberal opposites as the most unfree.

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Author:   Milan Zafirovski
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
Imprint:   Haymarket Books
Volume:   107
ISBN:  

9781608469321

ISBN 10:   1608469328
Pages:   474
Publication Date:   17 July 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement List of Illustrations 1 Introduction: Modern Free Society  The Free, Freer, Freest Modern Society and Societies  Democracy, Capitalism, and Modern Free Society   Liberty, Equality, and Justice in Modern Free Society  Definition and Specification of Modern Free Society   Modern Free Society and the Type of Democracy   Modern Free Society and the Type of Economy   Modern Free Society and the Type of Culture   Modern Free Society and the Type of Civil Society  Modern Free Society in Aggregate   Modern Free Society versus Unfree and Pseudo-Free Societies  Classification of Modern Societies  Organization of the Work 2 The Political Condition and Indicator of Modern Free Society—Democracy  Conditions and Indicators of Democracy   Formal-Procedural Democracy   Substantive-Effective Democracy  Comparative Estimates and Types of Democracy  Classification of Modern Political Systems  Comparative Estimates of Democracy for Western and Related Societies   A Note on Liberal Democracies and Welfare States 3 Sources and Grounds for Democracy Estimates  Aggregate Estimates of Democracy  Freedoms, Rights, and Opportunities to Political Participation  Ideological-Political Pluralism and Competition  Effective Universal Political and Civil Liberties  Effective Democratic Rule   State Terror   Imprisonment and Executions as Elements of State Terror  Effective Freedom of Opinion and Dissent   Global Press Freedoms  Effective Universalism, Equality, and Justice of Government Goods and Sanctions   Universalism and Egalitarianism in Public Goods   Justice of Government Sanctions  Peace in the Polity and Pacifism   Peace Estimates   Pacifism versus Militarism Estimates   Militarism versus Democracy—The Persistent ‘Janus Face of the West’?  Appendix 3.1 Qualitative Considerations of Political Freedoms 4 The Economic Condition and Indicator of Modern Free Society—A Free Economy  Conditions and Indicators of a Free Economy  Conditions and Indicators of a Free Economy and Types of Capitalism  Classification of Modern Economic Systems  Comparative Estimates of a Free Economy for Western and Related Societies 5 Sources and Grounds for Free Economy Estimates  General Considerations  Property Freedoms and Rights  Free Trade and Freedom of Foreign Investment  Labor Freedom and Agency  Labor Rights, Rewards, and Benefits   Global Labor Rights   Labor Rewards and Benefits  Freedom of Movement of Labor  Appendix 5.1 Qualitative Considerations of Economic 6 The Cultural Condition and Indicator of Modern Free Society—A Free Culture  Conditions and Indicators of a Free Culture  Types of Culture and Comparative Estimates of Cultural Liberty  Classification of Modern Cultures  Comparative Estimates of Free Culture for Western and Related Societies 7 Sources and Grounds for Free Culture Estimates  Artistic Liberties and Rights  Scientific/Academic Freedoms and Rights  Educational Freedoms and Rights  Ideological and Religious Freedoms and Rights  Culture Openness  Appendix 7.1 Notes on Cultural Freedom Estimates for the us 8 The Civic Condition and Indicator of Modern Free Society—A Free Civil Society  Conditions and Indicators of Free Civil Society  Comparative Estimates and Types of Civil Society  Classification of Modern Civil Societies  Comparative Estimates of Free Civil Society for Western and Related Societies 9 Sources and Grounds for Free Civil Society Estimates  Civil Liberties in General  Individual Liberty and Privacy  Reproductive Liberties and Rights  Freedom of Alcohol Production, Distribution, and Consumption  Freedom of Drug Production, Distribution, and Consumption   The Death Penalty for Drug Offenses  Sexual Freedoms and Rights   Legal Status of Extramarital Sex   Legal Status of Same-sex Marriage   Legal Status of Prostitution   Peace and Peaceful Conflict Resolution in Civil Society  Appendix 9.1 Qualitative Considerations of Civil Liberties 10 Summary and Conclusion  Summary of Findings  Conclusions References Index

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Milan Zafirovski, Ph.D. (1999), Florida International University, is professor of Sociology at University of North Texas. He has published numerous articles and monographs in sociology and related fields, including Modernity and Terrorism (Haymarket Books, 2015).

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