Andrea Lorenzo Capussela is currently a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, and previously served as the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo. He wrote State-Building in Kosovo (Bloomsbury, 2015) and The Political Economy of Italy's Decline (Oxford University Press, 2018), and published opinion pieces on the Guardian, Grand Continent, and the Financial Times.

A Financial Times 'Best Summer Books of 2026: Economics'"An original and provocative work on how to combine freedom with prosperity."Martin Wolf, Financial Times"This imaginative and illuminating study documents the importance of the view of freedom as non-domination for an economic and political appreciation of the prerequisites of innovation. Essential reading for anyone invested in how our societies may be improved."Philip Pettit, Princeton University, Australian National University, and author of Republicanism"A powerful critique of the asymmetries of economic and political power that threaten equity and prosperity. Capussela's compelling vision of republican non-domination shows how to build a better future. An essential book for our troubled times."Martin Daunton, University of Cambridge, and author of The Economic Government of the World, 1933–2023"Andrea Capussela dares us to imagine a future in which all citizens can prosper as self-governing individuals. A bracing argument that integrates political theory and political economy in highly original ways."Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order"A brilliant new book (that) confronts the whole question of current economic policies in relation to the idea of liberty as independence."Quentin Skinner, Roots and Branches Podcast (1 October, 2025), Queen Mary, University of London, and author of Liberty as Independence

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1 The Argument in Brief2 Before and After Neoliberalism3 Liberal and Republican Freedom4 Interlude: Power, Contestation, and Democracy5 Liberal Remedies6 Republican RemediesConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Andrea Lorenzo Capussela is currently a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, and previously served as the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo. He wrote State-Building in Kosovo (Bloomsbury, 2015) and The Political Economy of Italy's Decline (Oxford University Press, 2018), and published opinion pieces on the Guardian, Grand Continent, and the Financial Times.

A Financial Times 'Best Summer Books of 2026: Economics'"An original and provocative work on how to combine freedom with prosperity."Martin Wolf, Financial Times"This imaginative and illuminating study documents the importance of the view of freedom as non-domination for an economic and political appreciation of the prerequisites of innovation. Essential reading for anyone invested in how our societies may be improved."Philip Pettit, Princeton University, Australian National University, and author of Republicanism"A powerful critique of the asymmetries of economic and political power that threaten equity and prosperity. Capussela's compelling vision of republican non-domination shows how to build a better future. An essential book for our troubled times."Martin Daunton, University of Cambridge, and author of The Economic Government of the World, 1933–2023"Andrea Capussela dares us to imagine a future in which all citizens can prosper as self-governing individuals. A bracing argument that integrates political theory and political economy in highly original ways."Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order"A brilliant new book (that) confronts the whole question of current economic policies in relation to the idea of liberty as independence."Quentin Skinner, Roots and Branches Podcast (1 October, 2025), Queen Mary, University of London, and author of Liberty as Independence

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1 The Argument in Brief2 Before and After Neoliberalism3 Liberal and Republican Freedom4 Interlude: Power, Contestation, and Democracy5 Liberal Remedies6 Republican RemediesConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

Andrea Lorenzo Capussela is currently a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, and previously served as the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo. He wrote State-Building in Kosovo (Bloomsbury, 2015) and The Political Economy of Italy's Decline (Oxford University Press, 2018), and published opinion pieces on the Guardian, Grand Continent, and the Financial Times.

A Financial Times 'Best Summer Books of 2026: Economics'"An original and provocative work on how to combine freedom with prosperity."Martin Wolf, Financial Times"This imaginative and illuminating study documents the importance of the view of freedom as non-domination for an economic and political appreciation of the prerequisites of innovation. Essential reading for anyone invested in how our societies may be improved."Philip Pettit, Princeton University, Australian National University, and author of Republicanism"A powerful critique of the asymmetries of economic and political power that threaten equity and prosperity. Capussela's compelling vision of republican non-domination shows how to build a better future. An essential book for our troubled times."Martin Daunton, University of Cambridge, and author of The Economic Government of the World, 1933–2023"Andrea Capussela dares us to imagine a future in which all citizens can prosper as self-governing individuals. A bracing argument that integrates political theory and political economy in highly original ways."Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order"A brilliant new book (that) confronts the whole question of current economic policies in relation to the idea of liberty as independence."Quentin Skinner, Roots and Branches Podcast (1 October, 2025), Queen Mary, University of London, and author of Liberty as Independence

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1 The Argument in Brief2 Before and After Neoliberalism3 Liberal and Republican Freedom4 Interlude: Power, Contestation, and Democracy5 Liberal Remedies6 Republican RemediesConclusionNotesReferencesIndex