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Record Nr.

UNINA9910861007503321

Autore

Platz Jeppe von

Titolo

Theories of distributive justice : who gets what and why / / Jeppe von Platz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2020

ISBN

1-000-03023-7

0-429-31878-2

Edizione

[First Edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

330.1

Soggetti

Distributive justice

POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Information Boxes -- Preface -- 1. Distributive Justice -- 2. Right-Liberalism/Hayek -- 3. Left-Liberalism/Rawls -- 4. Libertarianism/Nozick -- 5. Socialism/G.A. Cohen -- 6. Contrasts -- 7. Concluding Reflections -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"How should we design our economic systems? Should we tax the rich at a higher rate than the poor? Should we have a minimum wage? Should the state provide healthcare for all? These and many related questions are the subject of distributive justice, and different theories of distributive justice provide different ways to think about and answer such questions. This book provides a thorough introduction to the main theories of distributive justice and reveals the underlying sources of our disagreements about economic policy. It argues that the universe of theories of distributive justice is surprisingly simple, yet complicated. It is simple in that the main theories of distributive justice are just four in number, and in that these theories each offer a distinct, well defined theoretical approach to distributive justice; yet they are complicated in that the main theories disagree at several distinct, fundamental levels, and in that it is possible to spin innumerable new



theories from the elements of the four main theories. Key Features: Covers the four major theories of distributive justice and their leading philosophers, elucidating the attractions and drawbacks of each: o F.A. Hayek and right-liberalism o John Rawls and left-liberalism. Robert Nozick and libertarianism o G.A. Cohen and socialism. Explains why these four theories have come to dominate most philosophical discussions on distributive justice, highlighting the essential answer provided in each that is lacking in other theories. Written for any reader coming up to the topic for the first time, with an annotated reading list at the end of each chapter and helpful glossary at the back of the book"--