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A republic of equals : a manifesto for a just society /

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with political power have special access to markets and public services. A Republic of Equals traces the massive income i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothwell, Jonathan Townsend, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Behind the Discontent
  • 2. The Natural Foundations of a Just Society
  • 3. Merit-Based Egalitarianism
  • 4. The Importance of Equal Access to Public Goods and Markets
  • 5. Unequal Access to Education
  • 6. The Historical Contingencies of Group Differences in Skills
  • 7. Unequal Access to Housing Markets
  • 8. How Unequal Access to Housing Perpetuates Group Inequality and Injustice
  • 9. Unequal Access to the Buying and Selling of Professional Services
  • 10. Creating a Just Society
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Behind the discontent
  • The natural foundations of a just society
  • Merit-based egalitarianism
  • The importance of equal access to public goods and markets
  • Unequal access to education
  • The historical contingencies of group differences in skills
  • Unequal access to housing markets
  • How unequal access to housing perpetuates group inequality and injustice
  • Unequal access to the buying and selling of professional services
  • Creating a just society.