{"product_id":"should-differences-in-income-and-wealth-matter-volume-19-part-1-paperback-9780521005357","title":"Should Differences in Income and Wealth Matter?: Volume 19, Part 1 (Paperback) 9780521005357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShould Differences in Income and Wealth Matter?: Volume 19, Part 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese essays assess the empirical and theoretical questions raised by inequalities of income and wealth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEllen Frankel Paul (Edited by), Fred D. Miller, Jr (Edited by), Jeffrey Paul (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521005357, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 January 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.509 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book is a good initiation for theologians, or any others who want to engage in serious economic debate.' The Heythrop Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIs there a moral obligation to reduce differences in income and wealth? There is an egalitarian tradition that condemns these differences, particularly as they arise in free-market capitalist society, as unfair or unjust. The opponents of this view argue that the material disparities of capitalist society have been brought about by voluntary mechanisms and thus accord with the freely exercised liberties of its citizens. They conclude that capitalist inequality is not vulnerable to the ethical complaints of its critics. They maintain that the standard of living achieved as a by-product of the marketplace and its inequalities could not be adequately reproduced under egalitarian institutions. The essays in this volume, written by prominent economists, philosophers, and academic lawyers, assess the empirical and theoretical questions raised by inequalities of income and wealth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Egalitarianism and welfare state redistribution Daniel Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e 2. Does the welfare state help the poor? Tyler Cowen\u003cbr\u003e 3. The stagnating fortunes of the middle class Edward N. Wolff\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inequality, incentives, and opportunity Donald R. Deere and Finis Welch\u003cbr\u003e 5. Misunderstanding distribution Young Back Choi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Can anyone beat the flat tax? Richard A. Epstein\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why justice requires transfers to offset income and wealth inequalities Richard J. Arneson\u003cbr\u003e 8. The importance of being sufficiently equal James K. Galbraith\u003cbr\u003e 9. Does inequality matter - for its own sake? Alan Ryan\u003cbr\u003e 10. Equal respect and equal shares David Schmidtz\u003cbr\u003e 11. Too much inequality Richard W. Miller\u003cbr\u003e 12. Equality, benevolence, and responsiveness to agent-relative value Eric Mack\u003cbr\u003e 13. How equality matters Hillel Steiner.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006146367768,"sku":"9780521005357","price":24.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521005357i_40740c46-ee70-4ad4-b466-a37bccccf0ce.jpg?v=1691376428","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/should-differences-in-income-and-wealth-matter-volume-19-part-1-paperback-9780521005357","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}