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Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and currently a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford. Educated at Oxford, Mark's main interests lie in economic history and comparative development. He is currently writing a book (with Noel Johnson) on the origins of religious freedom in western Europe. He has also published papers on state formation in Europe and China, weather shocks and pogroms in the middle ages, and private policing in 19th century England. More details about his research can be found on his webpage. He also blogs at Medium and Notes on Liberty.
Capitalism Is The Best Guarantee Of Individual Freedom
Economic freedom and individual freedom are closely linked. So argues Cambridge economic historian Victoria Bateman, who revives Milton Friedman's argument that increases in economic freedom are often associated with greater social liberties, including greater tolerance for minorities and more rights for women.
This is important to recognize in a time of increased social tensions, xenophobia, and economic protectionism. Bateman argues that regaining support for markets, therefore, requires advocates of capitalism to go beyond economic arguments and to make the case for economic and social liberalism more generally.
