The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice

An examination of economic and social problems in the wake of war, arguing that industrial unrest, inflation, and disrupted wages and prices create a circular crisis undermining national finance. It critiques the doctrine of natural liberty by questioning whether free competition fairly allocates rewards, traces causes of labor disputes and unemployment, and analyzes work, wages, and land in relation to social reform. It surveys socialist utopias and a retrospective speculative novel's proposals, then distinguishes feasible reforms from impossible schemes while weighing practical limits and moral implications of proposed remedies.