Limitarianism - The Case Against Extreme Wealth

In this astonishing, eye-opening intervention, world-leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, political, economic, social, environmental and psychological terms, she shows, extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all - the rich included. In place of our current system, Robeyns offers a breathtakingly clear alternative: limitarianism. The answer to so many of the problems posed by neoliberal capitalism - and the opportunity for a vastly better world - lies in placing a hard limit on the wealth that any one person can accumulate. Because no-one should have more than ten million, and no one needs more than one million. Not even you.

Product details

• Authors: Ingrid Robeyns, Robeyns Ingrid
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2024
• EAN: 9780241578193
• ISBN: 978-0-241-57819-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Labour / income economics, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Monetary Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Political science and theory