Real Freedom for All: What (If Anything) Can Justify Capitalism? (Oxford Political Theory)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198279051 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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M. LATORRA said A Good Start. Philippe Van Parijs is a Belgian philosopher and political economist (correcting what reviewer "disidente" wrote). In this book Van Parijs makes a good start at constructing a solid philosophical and pragmatic argument for the desirability and possibility of establishing an unconditional guaranteed income. Upon this foundation others have been working to erect a Basic Income Guarantee, such as the Green Party of Canada, Green Party of England and Wales, Vivant (Belgium), De Groen. I find it remarkable that a book on basic income I find it remarkable that a book on basic income for all should cost $51 and be a Kindle book!!!. an odd defense of liberal capitalism disidente This book offers a rather odd defense of capitalism. The author is a liberal British academic philosopher. He argues that capitalism could only be defensible if there is an unconditional basic income provided to everyone. By "unconditional" he means that you are not required to work to obtain it. He calls this "real libertarianism". I think in fact he's not likely to convince either right wing or left wing libertarians. Left libertarians will argue that no society is free as long
Philippe Van Parijs is a Professor of Economic and Social Ethics at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
"The most forceful and sophisticated advocate of basic income from a principled angle."--Journal of Political Philosophy"This is clearly an importasnt work in political theory. More importantly, it is, broadly speaking, right.Van Parijs's book . makes clear that he is among the leading contemporary theorists."--Ethics"A highly original defense of capitalism's legitimacy.First-rate analysis, not the least because it confronts theories of justice at the intersection between philosophy and economics."--Choice. It's superbly written and argued, full of insights from economic theory
Can this conflict be resolved? In this ground-breaking book, Philippe Van Parijs sets a new and compelling case for a just society. Freedom is of paramount importance. These two convictions, widely shared around the world, seem to be in direct contradiction with each other. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about the just society and the welfare state as we move into the twenty-first century.. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom, and taking freedom seriously boosts inequality. Assessing and rejecting the claims of both socialism and conventional capitalism, he presents a clear and compelling alternative vision of the just society: a capitalist society offering a substantial and unconditional basic income to all its members. Capitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities. Not just an exercise in political theory, this book reveals a new ideal of a free society and its meaning in the real world by drawing out its policy implications