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Inherited wealth /

How to regulate the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next has been hotly debated among politicians, legal scholars, sociologists, economists, and philosophers for centuries. Bequeathing wealth is a vital ingredient of family solidarity. But does the reproduction of social inequality thr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beckert, Jens, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Edición:English ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Inheritance and modern society
  • 1.2. Social dimensions of inheritance law
  • 2. The right to bequeath : testamentary freedom and the individuality of property
  • 2.1. France : equality versus the freedom of private disposition over property
  • 2.2. Germany : testamentary freedom versus family and social justice
  • 2.3. United States : equality of opportunity versus individual rights of disposition
  • 2.4. Conclusion
  • 3. Equality and inclusion : the inheritance rights of the family
  • 3.1. The principle of equality in intestacy law
  • 3.2. The spouse in intestacy law
  • 3.3. The integration of illegitimate children into inheritance law
  • 3.4. Conclusion
  • 4. Political structure and inheritance law : the abolition of entails
  • 4.1. The double abolition of substitutions in France
  • 4.2. The delayed abolition of fideikommisse in Germany
  • 4.3. The abolition of entails in the American Revolution
  • 4.4. Conclusion.
  • 5. Social justice through redistribution? the taxation of inheritance
  • 5.1. Equality of opportunity versus private property : the estate tax in the United States
  • 5,.2. "Sense of family" versus social justice : the inheritance tax in Germany
  • 5.3. Destruction of national wealth: The progressive inheritance tax in France
  • 5.4. Conclusion
  • 6. Conclusion : discourse and institutions
  • Appendix : The method of content analysis of parliamentary debates
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.