How rich should the 1% be? : proportional justice and economic inequality /
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Author / Creator: | Alì, Nunzio, author. |
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Imprint: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. ©2023 |
Description: | vii, 197 pages ; 25 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12778247 |
Varying Form of Title: | How rich should the one percent be? |
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ISBN: | 9780367756987 0367756986 9781032038643 1032038640 9781003189428 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: | "How Rich Should the 1% Be? And, most importantly, when does the distance in economic resources between the richest citizens and 'us', the average citizenry, become a concern for justice? This volume explores how excessive economic inequality gives the best-off considerably more political influence than average citizens, thereby violating political equality. It argues that the gap between the best-off and the worst-off should not be reduced because it is good in itself, but as an inescapable instrument to protect citizens from the risk of material domination. For this reason, it defends a 'principle of proportionality': economic inequality should not exceed a certain range or proportion to enable both the best-off and the worst-off to be co-authors of the legal, political, and socioeconomic rules that govern the 'social' relations in which they are involved. Further, the book discusses material domination and explains how money influences politics and what are the remedies for this phenomenon; how social justice should face and harmonize power, poverty, efficiency, individual merit, and economic liberties; and most importantly, how to determine income and wealth limit ratios in a liberal democracy. A thoughtful investigation on the interdependencies of money and justice and their influence our socio-political systems, this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers of political theory, political philosophy, economics and development, economics theory and philosophy, and social policy"-- |
Other form: | Online version: Alì, Nunzio. How rich should the 1% be? London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781003189428 |
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