Can Markets Pursue Social Values?

Theresa May’s claim that free market capitalism constitutes "the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created" raises a complex question: can markets pursue social values?

Julia Black is Pro Director for Research and Professor in the Department of Law, LSE.

Simon Deakin is Professor of Law, University of Cambridge and Director of the Centre for Business Research.

Sean Ennis is Senior Economist, Competition Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.

Niamh Dunne, Assistant Professor of Law, LSE.

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