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Oxford Political Philosophy

Republic of Equals

Predistribution and Property-Owning Democracy

Thomas, Alan (Professor of Ethics, Professor of Ethics, University of York)

Republic of Equals

Oxford Political Philosophy

Republic of Equals

Predistribution and Property-Owning Democracy

Oxford Political Philosophy: Republic of Equals

 

This first book length study of property-owning democracy argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens uniquely meets the demands of justice. It defends a renovated form of capitalism in which the free market is no longer a threat to social democratic values, but is potentially convergent with them.


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The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice. Arguing from a basis in liberal-republican principles, this expanded conception of the economic structure of society contextualizes the market to make its transactions fair. The author shows that a property-owning democracy structures economic incentives such that the domination of one agent by another in the market is structurally impossible. The result is a renovated form of capitalism in which the free market is no longer a threat to social democratic values, but is potentially convergent with them. It is argued that a property-owning democracy has advantages that give it priority over rival forms of social organization such as welfare state capitalism and market socialist institutions. The book also addresses the currently high levels of inequality in the societies of the developed West to suggest a range of policies that target the "New Inequality" of our times. For this reason, the work engages not only with political philosophers such as John Rawls, Philip Pettit and John Tomasi, but also with the work of economists and historians such as Anthony B. Atkinson, Fran¸cois Bourguignon, Jacob S. Hacker, Lane Kenworthy, and Thomas Piketty.


ISBN
9780190602116
Pagina's
472
Verschenen
Serie
Oxford Political Philosophy
NUR
754
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP USA

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