Economic Growth and Inequality : The Economists' Dilemma

By:

Dobuzinskis, Laurent [aut]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy SerPublisher: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023Description: 1 Online-Ressource (227 p)ISBN:

9781000836707

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Additional physical formats: 1000836703 | 9781032106144 | Erscheint auch als: Economic Growth and Inequality. Druck-Ausgabe Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,c2023DDC classification:

338.9

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HD75

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Summary: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Notes -- 2 Equality of Welfare: Theoretical Foundations -- Introduction -- The Birth of Welfare Economics -- The "Ordinalist Revolution" -- Pareto Optimality and Social Ordering -- Has the Ordinalist Revolution Run Its Course? -- Beyond the Efficiency-Equity Trade-Off? -- (Economists In) the Pursuit of Happiness -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Equality of Welfare: Empirical Perspectives -- Measuring Inequalities: Methodological OverviewSummary: Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth -- Piketty's Statistical Tour De Force -- Critical Assessments of Piketty's Analysis -- Inequalities in a Globalized World -- More Qualitative Dimensions of Welfare -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Equality of Opportunity I: Classical Liberal Perspectives -- Ownership and Freedom -- Property Rights: Origins and Justifications -- The Natural Position On the Assignment of Property Rights -- Evolutionary Approaches -- Counterarguments and Refutations -- Proudhon -- Marx -- Are Property Rights Dispensable? -- The Use/Abuse of Property RightsSummary: Economic Liberty and Economic Development -- The Simpler Claim -- A Not-So-Simple Case -- Conclusion: Responsible Liberty -- Notes -- 5 Equality of Opportunity II: Egalitarian Perspectives -- Ideal Theories -- Rawls -- Dworkin -- Luck Egalitarianism -- Nonideal Approaches -- What's So Good About Egalitarianism? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Growth and (In)equality II: What to Do About Inequality? -- Sociopolitical Reforms: Variations On the Theme of Empowerment -- Education -- Minimum Wage -- "Predistribution": Asset-Based Approaches -- Land Ownership -- Codetermination -- Trade vs. AidSummary: Reinventing the Welfare State: More Efficient Income Support and Fairer Taxation -- Tax Reform -- A Basic Income Guarantee -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- IndexPPN: PPN: 1882639979Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK | BSZ-4-NLEBK-KAUB

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