Author: Henry Phelps BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality
Author: Henry Phelps BrownEgalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality
Author: Henry Phelps BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9780191596773
Category : Equality
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Using the methods of reasoned history and comparative statistics, this work arrives at an assessment of egalitarianism. It traces the rise of egalitarianism from the Renaissance and Reformation onwards. A complementary approach is provided by a wide survey of actual distributions of income and wealth.
Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality
Author: Henry Phelps BrownPublisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 0191521523
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The belief that existing distributions of income and wealth are unjust has come to be widely held, and has prompted the inclusion of egalitarian measures in many political programmes. This work uses the methods of reasoned history and comparative statistics to arrive at an assessment of egalitarianism. After reviewing the outlooks of the ancient and medieval worlds, it traces the rise of egalitarianism from the Renaissance and Reformation onwards. A complementary approach is provided by a wide survey of actual distributions of income and wealth: what is known of them in the past, what form they take in contemporary societies, and the economic processes that generate them. These comprehensive studies lead to an inquiry into the authority of equality as a principle of social philosophy, and the practicability of egalitarian policy.
Justice Between the Young and the Old
Author: Dennis McKerliePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199769133
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Dennis McKerlie's monograph examines justice between age-groups with the ultimate goal of a new theory of justice that effectively grapples with questions concerning justice between the young and old.
The New Egalitarianism
Author: Anthony GiddensPublisher: Polity
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This text tackles one of the most pressing issues currently facing centre-left governments - inequality. Bringing together original contributions from globally renowned thinkers, the text offers an account of the dynamic & multifaceted nature of contemporary inequality, & lays out how these inequalities can be countered.
Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays
Author: Murray Newton RothbardPublisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164628
Category : Libertarianism
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Inequality and Democratic Egalitarianism
Author: Mark HarveyPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526114054
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book arose out of a friendship between a political philosopher and an economic sociologist, and their recognition of an urgent political need to address the extreme inequalities of wealth and power in contemporary societies. It provides a new analysis of what generates inequalities in rights to income, property and public goods in contemporary societies. By critiquing Marx’s foundational theory of exploitation, it moves beyond Marx, both in its analysis of inequality, and in its concept of just distribution. It points to the major historical transformations that create educational and knowledge inequalities, inequalities in rights to public goods that combine with those to private wealth. It argues that asymmetries of economic power are inherently gendered and racialized, and that forms of coercion and slavery are deeply embedded in the histories of capitalism.
Social Equality
Author: Carina FouriePublisher:
ISBN: 0199331103
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Is equality valuable? This question dominates many discussions of social justice, which tend to center on whether certain forms of distributive equality are valuable, such as the equal distribution of primary social goods. But these discussions often neglect what is known as social or relational equality. Social equality suggests that equality is foremost about relationships and interactions between people, rather than being primarily about distribution. A number of philosophers have written about the significance of social equality, and it has also played an important role in real-life egalitarian movements, such as feminism and civil rights movements. However, as it has been relatively neglected in comparison to the debates about distributive equality, it requires much more theoretical attention. This volume brings together a collection of ten original essays which present new analyses of social and relational equality in philosophy and political theory. The essays analyze the nature of social equality, as well as its relationship to justice and politics.
Inequality
Author: Recasting Egalitarianism
Author: Samuel BowlesPublisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859848630
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
In a major work on economic and social policy, two prominent economists lead a debate to redistribute wealth. The book lays out the underlying logic of this proposal in detail, followed by responses by both critics and supporters.