Ronald Dworkin''s Theory of Equality - Domestic and Global Perspectives

Zusatztext 'Packed with arguments and insights! this excellent adaptation of Dworkin's equality of resources to the global sphere is a welcome addition to the growing literature on global distributive justice! and will be sure to excite wide-ranging discussion and criticism.' - Andrea Sangiovanni! King's College! London Informationen zum Autor ALEXANDER BROWN is Lecturer in Contemporary Social and Political Theory at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of Personal Responsibility: Why it Matters (2009).   Klappentext Ronald Dworkin's work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work! and to extend equality of resources globally. Zusammenfassung Ronald Dworkin's work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work! and to extend equality of resources globally. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements PART I: Introduction Equality of Welfare Equality of Resources The Egalitarian Plateau PART II: Political Community and Beyond Global Luck Egalitarianism Global Equality of Resources Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Preface Acknowledgements PART I: Introduction Equality of Welfare Equality of Resources The Egalitarian Plateau PART II: Political Community and Beyond Global Luck Egalitarianism Global Equality of Resources Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

ALEXANDER BROWN is Lecturer in Contemporary Social and Political Theory at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of Personal Responsibility: Why it Matters (2009).

 

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'Packed with arguments and insights, this excellent adaptation of Dworkin's equality of resources to the global sphere is a welcome addition to the growing literature on global distributive justice, and will be sure to excite wide-ranging discussion and criticism.' - Andrea Sangiovanni, King's College, London

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• Authors: A. Brown, Alexander Brown, Brown Alexander
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2009
• EAN: 9780230210158
• ISBN: 978-0-230-21015-8
• No. of pages: 249
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Ethics, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social Philosophy, Methods, theory & philosophy of law, Philosophy of Law, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, bibliography;critique;equality;knowledge