“It seems obvious, then, that the search for solutions to the problems generated by a predominantly privately owned market-oriented society has been and will continue to be a major element in the political agenda of every democratic country.”

After the Revolution? (1970; 1990), Ch. 3 : Democracy and Markets

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American political scientist 1915–2014

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