Liberty, Desert and the Market

Liberty, Desert and the Market
Author: Serena Olsaretti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2004-09-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139456105

Are inequalities of income created by the free market just? In this book Serena Olsaretti examines two main arguments that justify those inequalities: the first claims that they are just because they are deserved, and the second claims that they are just because they are what free individuals are entitled to. Both these arguments purport to show, in different ways, that giving responsible individuals their due requires that free market inequalities in incomes be allowed. Olsaretti argues, however, that neither argument is successful, and shows that when we examine closely the principle of desert and the notions of liberty and choice invoked by defenders of the free market, it appears that a conception of justice that would accommodate these notions, far from supporting free market inequalities, calls for their elimination. Her book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in political philosophy, political theory and normative economics.

Inventing the Market

Inventing the Market
Author: Lisa Herzog
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199674175

Inventing the Market explores two paradigms of the market in the thought of Adam Smith and G.W.F. Hegel, bridging the gap between economics and philosophy, it shows that both disciplines can profit from a broader, more historically situated approach to the market.

Justice and the Meritocratic State

Justice and the Meritocratic State
Author: Thomas Mulligan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1351980777

Like American politics, the academic debate over justice is polarized, with almost all theories of justice falling within one of two traditions: egalitarianism and libertarianism. This book provides an alternative to the partisan standoff by focusing not on equality or liberty, but on the idea that we should give people the things that they deserve. Mulligan sets forth a theory of economic justice—meritocracy—which rests upon a desert principle and is distinctive from existing work in two ways. First, meritocracy is grounded in empirical research on how human beings think, intuitively, about justice. Research in social psychology and experimental economics reveals that people simply don’t think that social goods should be distributed equally, nor do they dismiss the idea of social justice. Across ideological and cultural lines, people believe that rewards should reflect merit. Second, the book discusses hot-button political issues and makes concrete policy recommendations. These issues include anti-meritocratic bias against women and racial minorities and the United States’ widening economic inequality. Justice and the Meritocratic State offers a new theory of justice and provides solutions to our most vexing social and economic problems. It will be of keen interest to philosophers, economists, and political theorists.

Justice and Its Surroundings

Justice and Its Surroundings
Author: Anthony De Jasay
Publisher: Amagi Books
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Libertarian (in the right-wing sense) political philosopher de Jasay presents 17 essays on his conception of justice and issues that he sees as surrounding the concept of justice: the state, the redistribution of income and wealth, the benefits and burdens between those who make collective choices and those who submit to them, the shaping of economic and social institutions so as to make them fit a unified ideology, and the problem of individual liberty. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics

Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics
Author: Steve Scalet
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0205951678

Promotes a deeper understanding of markets, corporate responsibility and business ethics Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics provides an introductory discussion on basic, challenging concepts of business ethics: markets, property rights, law, and corporations.This title presents a balance of institutional perspectives and the concrete decisions people make within those institutions. The text studies the rules and incentives of a business system as well as the ethical decisions that people confront within their roles as consumers, investors, managers, owners, employees, and citizens. MySearchLab is a part of the Scalet program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students explore ethics in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Assess arguments that respond to each other by either criticizing what has gone before or by developing themes in alternative ways.Recog Debate any given topic by considering the structure of the best competing arguments for any given position Critically assess leading controversies in business ethics NOTE: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase the text with MySearchLab, order the package ISBN: 0205887759 / 9780205887750 Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205785840 / 9780205785841 Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics

Market, State, and Community

Market, State, and Community
Author: David Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780198278641

David Miller makes a comprehensive analysis of an economy in which market mechanisms retain a central role, but in which capitalist patterns of ownership have been superceded. He provides a clear, coherent statement of the theoretical basis of market socialism, and justifies it as a viable political option.

The Oxford Handbook of Distributive Justice

The Oxford Handbook of Distributive Justice
Author: Serena Olsaretti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199645124

Distributive justice has come to the fore in political philosophy: how should we arrange our social and economic institutions so as to distribute benefits and burdens fairly? Thirty-eight leading figures from philosophy and political theory present specially written critical assessments of the key issues in this flourishing area of research.