There Is A Big Logical Jump Between

Democracy Is Acceptable To Neo-liberals Only In So Far As It Does Not Contradict The Free Market.

There Are Different Ways To Organise Capitalism. Free-market Capitalism Is Only One Of Them-and Not A Very Good One At That.

Manufacturing Is The Most Important...route To Prosperity.

Above A Certain Level Of Income, The Relative Value Of Material Consumption Vis-a-vis Leisure Time Is Diminished, So Earning A Higher Income At The Cost Of Working Longer Hours May Reduce The Quality Of Your Life. More Importantly, The Fact That The Citizens Of A Country Work Longer Than Others In Comparable Countries Does Not Necessarily Mean That They Like Working Longer Hours. They May Be Compelled To Work Long Hours, Even If They Actually Want To Take Longer Holidays.

The Foundation Of Economic Development Is The Acquisition Of More Productive Knowledge.