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A Republic of Equals : A Manifesto for a Just Society /
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. In this book, the author draws on the latest empirical evidence from across the social sciences to demonstrate how rich...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.