If you're a classical liberal, how come you're also an egalitarian? : a theory of rule egalitarianism

If you're a classical liberal, how come you're also an egalitarian? : a theory of rule egalitarianism / Åsbjørn Melkevik.

Classical liberalism has wrongly been regarded as an ideology that rejects the welfare state. In this book, Åsbj²rn Melkevik corrects this common reading of the classical liberal tradition by introducing a theory of "rule egalitarianism". Not only is classical liberalism compatible with s...

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Main Author: Melkevik, Åsbjørn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2020.
Series:Palgrave studies in classical liberalism.
Subjects:
Liberalism.
Equality.
Social justice.
liberalism.
Political economy.
Political science & theory.
Social & political philosophy.
Economic theory & philosophy.
Political Science > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Political Science > History & Theory.
Philosophy > Political.
Business & Economics > Economics > Theory.
Equality
Liberalism
Social justice
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 2. Four Concepts of Rules: A Theory of Rule Egalitarianism
  • Chapter 3. Is There More to Social Justice Than Efficiency?
  • Chapter 4. No Malibu Surfer Left Behind: A Proposal for a Basic Income
  • Chapter 5. The Fictitious Liberal Divide on Economic Rights
  • Chapter 6. No Progressive Taxation Without Discrimination?
  • Chapter 7. An Inheritance Tax Dead on Arrival
  • Chapter 8. Toward a Model of Default Fairness
  • Chapter 9. Can We Meaningfully Talk About Just Prices?
  • General Acknowledgements
  • Financial Contributions
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Part I Introduction
  • 1 The Egalitarian Tilt of Classical Liberalism
  • 1 Finding a Place for Social Justice in the Liberty Tradition
  • 2 A Marked Preference for Market Institutions ... and Social Justice
  • 3 A Classical Liberal Can Be an Egalitarian, but Not a Socialist
  • 4 In Defense of Rule Rationalism in the Classical Liberal Tradition
  • 5 The Rule Egalitarian Research Program Detailed
  • Part II On Justice
  • 2 Four Concepts of Rules: A Theory of Rule Egalitarianism
  • 1 Social Justice-A Hollow Incantation but Still a Reasonable Concern
  • 2 Equal Treatment and the Generality of Rules in the Liberal Tradition
  • 3 Four Concepts of Rules-Social Justice Within the Rule of Law
  • 4 Reconciling Freedom Under the Law and Social Justice
  • 5 On Imperfect Generalizations in Market Societies
  • 3 Is There More to Social Justice Than Efficiency?
  • 1 Rule Rationalism and the Design of Market Institutions
  • 2 The Neoclassical Liberal Defense of Market Capitalism
  • 3 The Malleability of Market Institutions and the Diversity of Ends
  • 4 How to Ameliorate Markets by Asking for a Fourth Strike
  • 5 Why Rule Rationalism Is Imperative for Justice in Markets
  • Part III On Freedom
  • 4 No Malibu Surfer Left Behind: A Proposal for a Basic Income
  • 1 Helping the Deserving Poor and Leaving the Rest Behind?
  • 2 Private Coercion in Market Societies-The Tale of Sveinn and Harri
  • 3 The State as an Apparatus of Coercion-The Tale of Edwin and Sóli
  • 4 On Malibu Surfers and Beach Bums-The Tale of Valdr and Lóni
  • 5 From Private Coercion in Markets to the Basic Income Guarantee
  • 5 The Fictitious Liberal Divide on Economic Rights
  • 1 Are Economic Rights Basic According to Classical Liberals?
  • 2 The Diversity Argument for Economic Rights Being Basic
  • 3 Distinguishing Absolute, License, Prima Facie, and Basic Rights
  • 4 Kelo v. City of New London-A Reverse-Robin Hood Case of Taking
  • 5 Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff-A Robin Hood Scenario
  • Part IV On Taxes
  • 6 No Progressive Taxation Without Discrimination?
  • 1 Progressive Taxation in the Classical Liberal Tradition
  • 2 Good for Whom? On Selective Discrimination
  • 3 Who Is to Be Treated the Same? On Extraneous Discrimination
  • 4 Four Concepts of Differential Treatment

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