
Republic of Equals: Predistribution and Property-Owning Democracy - Oxford Political Philosophy (Hardback)
Alan Thomas (author)
£74.00
Hardback
472 Pages /
Published: 05/01/2017
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The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice. Arguing from a basis in liberal-republican principles, this expanded conception of the economic structure of society contextualizes the market to make its transactions fair. The author shows that a property-owning democracy structures economic incentives such that the domination of one agent by another in the market is structurally impossible. The result is a renovated form of capitalism in which the free market is no longer a threat to social democratic values, but is potentially convergent with them. It is argued that a property-owning democracy has advantages that give it priority over rival forms of social organization such as welfare state capitalism and market socialist institutions. The book also addresses the currently high levels of inequality in the societies of the developed West
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780190602116
Number of pages: 472
Weight: 762 g
Dimensions: 240 x 166 x 37 mm
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Thomas's vision of an egalitarian property-owning democracy is powerful and compelling...Thomas arguably provides the best hope that liberal democratic states have for ensuring greater justice and also repairing what has broken in our current democratic theory and practice. * Phil Parvin, Political Theory *
It is an important and challenging work that will set the stage for a great deal of the discussion not only on justice and republicanism, but also on property-owning democracy, market socialism and broader discussions of alternative economic institutions to come ... Original and interesting * European Journal of Political Theory *
It is an important and challenging work that will set the stage for a great deal of the discussion not only on justice and republicanism, but also on property-owning democracy, market socialism and broader discussions of alternative economic institutions to come ... Original and interesting * European Journal of Political Theory *
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