Path-breaking history of modern liberalism told through the pages
of one of its most zealous supporters.
Since 1843, the Economist has been the single most devoted and
influential champion of liberalism anywhere in the world. But what
exactly is liberalism, and how has the liberal message evolved?
Liberalism at Large presents a history of liberalism on the
move, confronting the challenges that classical doctrine left
unresolved: the rise of democracy, the expansion of empire, the
ascendancy of finance. Today, neither economic crisis at home, nor
permanent warfare abroad, has dimmed the Economist’s belief in
unfettered markets, limited government and a free hand for the West.
Confidante to the powerful, emissary for the financial sector,
portal onto international affairs, the bestselling news weekly
shapes the world its readers—and the rest of us—inhabit. This is
the first critical biography of one of the architects of a liberal
world order now under increasing strain.