In this paper I present a measure of freedom for opportunity sets which are bounded by both budget and time constraints … leaving freedom distribution unaltered should apply progressive taxation. Since incomes bind freedom only partially when time … constraints bind, taxing the rich reduces his freedom proportionally less than taxing the poor reduces his. Moreover, when incomes …

Central to this book is a discussion of the notion of freedom in Marx and Engel's work. The book argues that the … libertarian foundations of political economy were present in Marx's and Engel's work and utilizes contemporary theories of freedom …

measure of freedom is proposed which is apt to interpersonal comparisons of opportunity sets. Individual choice freedom may … that progressive taxation redistributes freedom in favour of the poor, all the more so when public revenues are used to … finance the public provision of goods, in which case overall freedom may result enlarged …

The quantity of an individual's freedom is thought to coincide with the width of her opportunity set, and this is … defined by taking account of budgetary, institutional and legal constraints to choices. A simple cardinal measure of freedom … choice freedom may be widened when a new good is publicly provided free or at a low price. Furthermore, it is argued that …