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Winter 2024

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 39, Number 4

Can Familial Protectionism Save Families from Too Much Economic Freedom?

Anne Rathbone Bradley, The Fund for American Studies

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Bradley,AnneRathbone.2024.“CanFamilialProtectionismSaveFamiliesfromTooMuchEconomicFreedom?.”JournalofPrivateEnterprise,39(4):43–65.CanFamilialProtectionismSaveFamiliesfromTooMuchEconomicFreedom?AnneRathboneBradley*TheFundforAmericanStudiesUnitedStatesofAmericaAbstractThispaperaddressesthecontemporarypoliticalbacklashamongthepoliticalnewRightagainsteconomicfreedom.Theyassertthatwhileeconomicfreedommakesusmateriallyrich,iterodestraditionalfamilylifebyinducingwomentoworkoutsidethehome.Theirclaimsthatfamilylifeandstructurehaschangedaretrue,butIarguebutthateconomicfreedomisnotazero-sumgameandthatfamilieshavemorechoicestoday,givingthemgreaterautonomy.Ratherthantryingtoprotectthefamilywithgovernmentstipends,whichIcallfamilialprotectionism,economicfreedomprovidesbetterchoicesforwomeninsideandoutsidethehome.Keywords:economicfreedom,publicchoice,family,women,welfarepolicyJELCodes:B54;P16“EconomicGrowthisamoralimperative.”—PeterBoettke,TheStruggleforaBetterWorld“Itisthemaximofeveryprudentmasterofafamily,nevertoattempttomakeathomewhatitwillcosthimmoretomakethantobuy...Whatisprudenceintheconductofeveryprivatefamily,canscarcebefollyinthatofagreatkingdom.”—AdamSmith,TheWealthofNations*IoffermydeepestthankstoMegTuszynskiandtheBridwellCenterforEconomicFreedomattheCollegeofBusinessatSouthernMethodistUniversityforfundingtheresearchcolloquiumthatinspiredthispaper.IamindebtedtoAngelaDills,ClaraPiano,NikolaiWenzel,andSuzannahBarnesforprovidingdetailedfeedbackonearlierdrafts.IamgratefulfortheassistanceofJosephThoburn,ErnestSzymala,HenryLeverett,andRafaelPeresintheresearch.Allerrorsaremine.

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Title	Can Familial Protectionism Save Families from Too Much Economic Freedom?
Authors/Creators:	Anne Rathbone Bradley, The Fund for American Studies
Year:	2024
Volume:	39
Number:	4
Pages:	43 - 65
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	economic freedom, public choice, family, women, welfare policy

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Rathbone Bradley, Anne / 2024. "Can Familial Protectionism Save Families from Too Much Economic Freedom?." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 39(4): 43-65.