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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809539703321

Titolo

Is Inheritance Legitimate? : Ethical and Economic Aspects of Wealth Transfers / / edited by Guido Erreygers, Toon Vandevelde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1997

ISBN

3-662-03343-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 1997.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 236 p.)

Collana

Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, , 2211-2707

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Economics

Management science

Economics, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With 2 Figures and 8 Tables."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Inheritance Taxation, Equal Opportunities and the Desire of Immortality -- 2 Views on Inheritance in the History of Economic Thought -- 3 Bequests Motives and Models of Inheritance: A Survey of the Literature -- 4 Bequest and Inheritance: Empirical Issues and France-U.S. Comparison -- 5 Bequests and Inheritance Taxation: A Comment -- 6 Distributive Justice and Inheritance -- 7 The Hidden Costs of Inheritance Taxation -- 8 Nothing Wrong With Unearned Wealth? A Comment on Haslett and Bracewell-Milnes -- 9 A Reply to Bracewell-Milnes -- 10 Response to David Haslett -- Index of Names -- List of Authors.