书目名称 | Redressing Historical Injustice |
副标题 | Self-Ownership, Prop |
编辑 | David Gordon,Wanjiru Njoya |
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概述 | Applies precepts of classical liberalism to current debates around reparations.Argues for the importance of property rights and self-ownership to sustainable economic progress.Discusses limitations of |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism |
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描述 | .This book offers an alternative to perspectives of distributive justice which fail to resolve economic inequality and exacerbate social problems by ignoring the real causes of inequality. The main impact of the book is to highlight the importance of self-ownership and private property, showing how market participation advances liberty and prosperity...The idea that we should pay reparations to disadvantaged racial groups as compensation for historical injustice is deeply contested. The debates often focus on the practical implications of paying reparations, but overlook more fundamental questions about the meaning of justice. What is justice? What are the implications of wealth redistribution for individual liberty and the rule of law? This book answers these questions through an analysis of classical liberal perspectives in law, philosophy and economics...The book questions whether economic inequality stems from historical injustice, and explores the wider implications of attempting to create equal outcomes through legislative mandates. The book argues that free markets, resting on libertarian rights, are the best way to help disadvantaged members of society and to create the con |
出版日期 | Book 2023 |
关键词 | property; ownership; global justice; self-ownership; property rights; reparations; equality |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26584-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-26586-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-26584-6Series ISSN 2662-6470 Series E-ISSN 2662-6489 |
issn_series | 2662-6470 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |