1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816489603321

Autore

Reiman Jeffrey H

Titolo

As free and as just as possible : the theory of Marxian liberalism / / Jeffrey Reiman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-280-66582-3

9786613642752

1-118-23194-5

1-118-38156-4

1-118-23205-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 241 p

Collana

Blackwell public philosophy ; ; 12

Disciplina

335.401

Soggetti

Liberalism - Philosophy

Philosophy, Marxist

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- As Free and as Just as Possible: The Theory of Marxian Liberalism -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1: Overview of the Argument for Marxian Liberalism -- 2: Marx and Rawls and Justice -- 2.1 Marx's Theory of Capitalism and Its Ideology -- 2.2 Rawls's Theory of Justice as Fairness -- 2.3 Rawls on Marx -- 2.4 Marx and Justice -- 2.5 Marxian Liberalism's Historical Conception of Justice -- 3: The Natural Right to Liberty and the Need for a Social Contract -- 3.1 A Lockean Argument for the Right to Liberty -- 3.2 Our Rational Moral Competence -- 3.3 From Liberty to Lockean Contractarianism -- 4: The Ambivalence of Property: Expression of Liberty and Threat to Liberty -- 4.1 Locke, Nozick, and the Ambivalence of Property -- 4.2 Kant, Narveson, and the Ambivalence of Property -- 4.3 Marx and the Structural Coerciveness of Property -- 5: The Labor Theory of the Difference Principle -- 5.1 The Moral Version of the Labor Theory of Value -- 5.2 The Labor Theory of the Difference Principle -- 5.3 Finding a Just Distribution -- 5.4 Is the Difference Principle Biased? -- 5.5 Answering Narveson and Cohen on Incentives -- 6: The Marxian-Liberal Original Position -- 6.1 Property and Subjugation -- 6.2 The



Limits of Property -- 6.3 The Marxian Theory of the Conditions of Liberty -- 6.4 Inside the Marxian-Liberal Original Position -- 6.5 The Difference Principle as a Historical Principle of Justice -- 7: As Free and as Just as Possible: Capitalism for Marxists, Communism for Liberals -- 7.1 The Just State -- 7.2 Capitalism for Marxists -- 7.3 The Marxian-Liberal Ideal: Property-Owning Democracy -- 7.4 Communism for Liberals -- Conclusion: Marx's "Liberalism," Rawls's "Labor Theory of Justice" -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

A lucid analysis of Rawlsian liberalism and Marxian theory that shows the strengths and limits of each. This would be enough to make the book essential reading, but the author goes on to provide a robust defense of Marxian Liberalism: an imaginative blend of the right to liberty with the Marxist critique of private property.  -Howard McGary, Rutgers University  Reiman's exciting new book challenges the thinking of political philosophers on both left and right. Reiman argues that Marx's critique of the injustice and domination endemic to capitalism must be combined with the commitment to individual freedom which is the core value of liberalism. The book provides impressively clear and accessible discussions of sophisticated philosophical ideas. It is simultaneously a solid, original, and timely contribution to political philosophy and a good candidate for an undergraduate textbook.   -Alison M. Jaggar, University of Colorado at Boulder   "…the distinctions, concepts, and arguments Reiman develops in As Free and as Just as Possible are of great significance. They need to be studied and discussed by all those interested in Marx and justice, the real conditions of freedom, Rawls, and post-capitalism."   -Paul Warren, Social Theory and Practice.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965542303321

Autore

Billmeier Andreas

Titolo

Trade Elasticities in the Middle East and Central Asia : : What is the Role of Oil? / / Andreas Billmeier, Dalia Hakura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

9786612841675

9781462351756

1462351751

9781452793474

1452793476

9781282841673

128284167X

9781451870749

1451870744

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (35 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/216

Altri autori (Persone)

HakuraDalia

Disciplina

338.516

Soggetti

Elasticity (Economics) - Middle East

Elasticity (Economics) - Asia, Central

Elasticity (Economics) - Econometric models

Balance of trade

Deflation

Empirical Studies of Trade

Export prices

Exports and Imports

Exports

Import prices

Imports

Inflation

International economics

Macroeconomics

Price Level

Trade balance

Trade: General

Saudi Arabia



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Methodology; III. Empirical Analysis of Middle East and Central Asian Countries Elasticities; A. Model Specification and Empirical Strategy; B. Estimation Results; Tables; 1. Volume of Imports: Coefficient Estimates and Implied Elasticities; 2. Export Volumes: Coefficient Estimates and Implied Elasticities; C. Trade Balances; 3. Non-Oil Export Volumes: Coefficient Estimates and Implied Elasticities; 4. Decomposition of the Impact of a Ten Percent Real Depreciation on the Trade Balance of Middle East and Central Asia Countries

5. Trade Balance Elasticities for Non-Oil Exporting Middle East and Central Asia Countries, 2006 and 20136. Trade Balance Elasticities for Middle East and Central Asia Oil Exporters, and 2013; IV. A Generalized Approach; A. Generalized CGER Methodology; B. Empirical Estimation of the Elasticities of the Relative Import and Export Prices to the Real Exchange Rate; 7. Relative Import and Export Price Elasticities to the Real Effective Exchange Rate; C. Alternative Trade Balance Elasticities

8. Decomposition of the Impact of a 10 Percent Real Depreciation on the Trade Balance of Non-Oil Exporting Middle East and Central Asia Countries9. Decomposition of the Impact of a 10 Percent Real Depreciation on the Trade Balance of Oil-Exporting Middle East and Central Asia Countries; V. Conclusions; References; Appendices; 1. Data Appendix; 2. Derivation of the Formula for the Elasticity of the Trade Balance Vis-à-vis the Real Exchange Rate

Sommario/riassunto

The analysis in this paper suggests that import and export volume elasticities are markedly lower in oil-exporting Middle East and Central Asian countries than in non-oil countries in the region. A key implication of this finding is that a real appreciation of the exchange rate in oil-exporting countries would achieve little in terms of expenditure switching: an appreciation does not boost imports and non-oil exports constitute only a small share of GDP and total trade in these countries. Therefore, while a real appreciation lowers the current account surplus of oil-exporting countries through valuation effects, the contribution to lowering global imbalances may be more limited.