The Birthright Lottery : : Citizenship and Global Inequality / / Ayelet Shachar.

The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. In The Birthright Lottery, Ayelet Shachar argues that birthright citizenship in an affluent society can be thought of as a form of property inheritance: that is, a valuable entitlement transm...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
©2009
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (290 p.)
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Summary:The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. In The Birthright Lottery, Ayelet Shachar argues that birthright citizenship in an affluent society can be thought of as a form of property inheritance: that is, a valuable entitlement transmitted by law to a restricted group of recipients under conditions that perpetuate the transfer of this prerogative to their heirs.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674054592
9783110756067
9783110442205
DOI:10.4159/9780674054592?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Ayelet Shachar.