Distributive Justice (Classic Reprint): The Right and Wrong of Our Present Distribution of Wealth - Couverture souple

John A. Ryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133077597X ISBN 13 : 9781330775974

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Exploring the morality of how wealth is divided today. This book examines why the current distribution of land, capital, and labor raises questions of justice, and it offers thoughtful ways to rethink economic fairness.

In a clear, systematic approach, it analyzes private land ownership, the role of rent, and the pay of workers. It also discusses how capital and profits fit into a just society, and proposes reform ideas such as cooperative enterprise and targeted taxation to reduce inequality without stifling growth.

- Understand the core questions about land, rent, and ownership that shape economic justice.
- Learn how profits, wages, and productivity are connected to fairness in a market economy.
- Explore practical reform ideas, including cooperative credit, agricultural cooperation, and tax concepts aimed at reducing excessive fortunes.
- See how different ethical traditions view duties to workers, owners, and the broader community.

Ideal for readers interested in ethics and economics, public policy, or the history of distributive justice.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Five of the nine members of the late Federal Commission on Industrial Relations united in the declaration that the first cause of industrial unrest is, unjust distribution of wealth and income. In all probability this judgment is shared by the majority of the American people. Regarding the precise nature and extent of the injustice, however, there is no such preponderance of opinion. Even the makers of ethical and economic treatises fail to give us anything like uniform or definite pronouncements concerning the moral defects of the present distribution. While the Socialists and the Single Taxers are sufficiently positive in their statements, they form only a small portion of the total population, and include only an insignificant fraction of the recognised authorities on either ethics or economics. The volume in hand represents an attempt to discuss systematically and comprehensively the justice of the processes by which the product of industry is distributed. Inasmuch as the product is actually apportioned among landowners, capitalists, business men, and labourers, the moral aspects of the distribution are studied with reference to these four classes. While their rights and obligations form the main subject of the book, the effort is also made to propose reforms that would remove the principal defects of the present system and bring about a larger measure of justice.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133077597X
• ISBN 13: 9781330775974
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
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