Redressing Historical Injustice - Self-Ownership, Property Rights and Economic Equality (1st ed. 2023)

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 conditions more likely to advance economic equality. The book will be of interest to researchers and students of economics, law, politics and philosophy.  

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	David Gordon • Wanjiru Njoya
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Pages:	220
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-126583-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	3-03-126583-1
Barcode:	9783031265839

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