Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?

In Free and Equal, Daniel Chandler argues that rediscovering John Rawls's humane and egalitarian liberalism can help us find a way out of the escalating crises that are devastating our world today. He builds a case for a progressive agenda that would reshape societies for the better, protect free speech, transcend the culture wars, get money out of politics, and create an economy where everyone has the chance to fulfill their potential.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

A Waterstones, Financial Times, and New Statesman Book of the Year, Stephen Fry praises this book as a tremendous work that is timely, wise, authoritative, and clear. Owen Jones describes it as a brilliantly eloquent and incredibly insightful reimagining of liberalism, while David Miliband calls it clear, brave, and compelling. Zadie Smith describes it as an inspiring, impassioned, and full of hope book. Thomas Piketty calls it a fantastic book.

In this groundbreaking and exhilarating intervention, economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler argues that by rediscovering John Rawls' humane and egalitarian liberalism, we can find a way out of the escalating crises that are devastating our world today. Taking Rawls' liberalism as his starting point, Chandler builds a careful and ultimately irresistible case for a progressive agenda that would fundamentally reshape our societies for the better. He shows how we can protect free speech and transcend the culture wars; get money out of politics; and create an economy where everyone has the chance to fulfill their potential, where prosperity is widely shared, and which operates within the limits of our finite planet.

This book is brimming with hope and possibility - a galvanizing alternative to the cynicism that pervades our politics. Free and Equal has the potential not only to transform contemporary debate, but to offer a touchstone for a modern, egalitarian liberalism for many years to come, cementing Rawls' place in political discourse, and firmly establishing Chandler as a vital new voice for our times.

Weight: 648g
Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241428382