| Recasting Egalitarianism: New Rules of Communities, States and Markets Contributor(s): Bowles, Samuel (Author), Brighouse, Harry (Author), Gintis, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859842550 ISBN-13: 9781859842553 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Two prominent economists lead a debate to redistribute wealth. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis diagnose the current malaise of the Left and propose a strategy of asset-based redistribution--land, capital, and housing. In the book a lead essay lays out the underlying logic of this proposal in detail, and is then followed by responses by both critics and supporters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 339.2 |
| LCCN: 98035498 |
| Series: Real Utopias Project |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.12" W x 9.25" (1.45 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Recasting Egalitarianism, part of Verso's Real Utopias series, economists Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis diagnose the current malaise of the Left as a result of the obsolescence of its traditional economic models. They propose to rejuvenate the egalitarian project through a strategy of asset-based redistribution, drawing in novel ways on markets, competition, state regulation and community governance. In this major work on economic and social policy, the authors address the twin challenges posed by a globally integrated economy and the key economic roles now played by information, motivation, and other intangibles. They propose an egalitarian redistribution of assets--land, capital, and housing--and argue for the beneficial disciplining effects of competition both in markets and among publicly-funded service providers, pointing out that the injustices commonly associated with markets can be avoided if assets are more equally distributed. The lead essay in the book lays out the underlying logic of this proposal in some detail. This is followed by responses by critics and supporters. |