Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought

Informationen zum Autor Sharon K. Vaughan is assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College. Klappentext The number of people who live in poverty has always far exceeded the number who do not. Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought examines the main arguments of some of the most prominent Western political theorists about the causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of poverty.The number of people who live in poverty has always far exceeded the number who do not. Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought examines the main arguments of some of the most prominent Western political theorists about the causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of poverty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Avoiding the Greatest Plague of All: Plato and Aristotle Chapter 3. Societal Responsibility and the Undeserving Poor: John Locke Chapter 4. The Noble Poor: Jean Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith Chapter 5. Empirical Influences and the Complexities of Poverty: Alexis de Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill Chapter 6. Poverty as a Challenge to Capitalist Economies: G. W. Hegel and Karl Marx Chapter 7. Poverty and Justice: John Rawls and Robert Nozick Chapter 8. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Vaughan, Sharon K. Vaughan, Vaughan Sharon K.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2009
• EAN: 9780739122693
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2269-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies