A Republic of Equals : : A Manifesto for a Just Society /

A Republic of Equals : : A Manifesto for a Just Society / / Jonathan Rothwell.

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injusticePolitical 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 in...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Rothwell, Jonathan,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.) :; 72 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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

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