The birthright lottery : citizenship and global inequality /

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Author / Creator:Shachar, Ayelet, 1966-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description:xiii, 273 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7690147
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ISBN:9780674032712 (alk. paper)
0674032713 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-261) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Puzzle of Birthright Citizenship
  • Part I. Birthright Citizenship and Global Inequality
  • Re-conceptualizing Membership: Citizenship as Inherited Property Abolishing vs. Resurrecting
  • Borders: Moving Beyond the Binary Options
  • A New Basis for Global Redistribution: The Birthright Privilege Levy
  • Part II. From Global to Local: Over-Inclusion, Under-Inclusion, and Democratic Legitimacy
  • Blood and Soil: Birthright Citizenship in the Domestic Arena Popular Defenses of Birthright Citizenship and Their Limitations
  • Curtailing Inheritance: Towards a Jus Nexi Membership Allocation Principle
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index