17/01/2026
Isiah Berlin: “Freedom for the wolves has often meant death to the sheep.”
Stiglitz's book about The Progressive Capitalism is his attempt to show that to build a good society, we should work collectively on reducing inequality, increasing regulation, and improving access to education and health for everybody, so freedom of choice will also include freedom from fear and need.
The economy is important because power relations are moved from the economy to politics.
In the practical sense, this policy will probably not work, but the idea of a better society will always be present.
Neutral estimation regarding the worth of reading, since it is more analysis of the situation, with not enough practical action proposals.
Josep E. Stiglitz book The Road to Freedom presents his idea of a good society achieved through The Progressive Capitalism