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Contents:

Opening story: Is it wrong to steal life-saving medicine? – 287

Facts or Value Judgements? – 289

Shared Tools: Civil Discourse – 290

Six Guidelines for Civil Discourse – 292

Exercise 10.1: Keep it Civil – 293

Expanding the Models for Livelihood and Housing – 294

Conventional Theory Tools: Price controls and elasticity – 294

Conventional Livelihood Policies – 303

Conservative Policy: Free-market wages – 305

Liberal Policy: Strengthen minimum wage legislation – 305

Conventional Housing Policies – 305

Liberal Policy: Strengthen rent control laws – 306

Conservative Policy: Free-market rent signals – 306

Radical Theory Tools: Private ownership and cooperative ownership – 306

Radical Livelihood Policy – 309

Radical Policy: Worker-owned business incubators – 309

Radical Housing Policy – 310

Radical Policy: Resident-owned communities – 310

Test Yourself, Key Terms, Answer Key – 313