ABSTRACT
This chapter concentrates on the limits of freedom within realms of production and consumption by evaluating the freedom of contract between the worker and the capitalist, and investigating the limits of cherished consumer freedom. Cohen starts his argument by situating his project of making an internal critique of capitalism in comparison with rival approaches. According to him, egalitarian liberals criticize capitalism by granting that it maximizes freedom but arguing that if price of unrestricted freedom is poverty and insecurity for many people, it is not worth it. However, if one argues that capitalism is not the best system with respect to negative freedom then this is challenge that defenders of capitalism cannot ignore. Cohen's internal critique refers to neither of these points, and maybe this is reason why it cannot accomplish what it promises to do. On the basis of single example he argues that communal ownership can provide more negative freedom for all people, when compared with private ownership.
