Against Equality: Readings on Economic and Social PolicyWilliam Letwin, Foundation for Education in Economics |
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... Democracy Equality is sometimes said to be the inevitable outcome of democracy , the form of government which some regard as inevitable in any community whose members are truly free . According to this view , free men will sooner or ...
... Democracy Equality is sometimes said to be the inevitable outcome of democracy , the form of government which some regard as inevitable in any community whose members are truly free . According to this view , free men will sooner or ...
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... democracy cannot , then , be counted on to inaugurate the régime of equality that is desired by intellectuals . Does this have implications for the future of democracy ? May we look forward to the growth of a political theory that is ...
... democracy cannot , then , be counted on to inaugurate the régime of equality that is desired by intellectuals . Does this have implications for the future of democracy ? May we look forward to the growth of a political theory that is ...
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... democracy . The first of these in point of time is the argument of Anthony Downs that democracy will always lead to transfer of income from the wealthy to the poor . Indeed , he regards this as a major justification of democracy . We ...
... democracy . The first of these in point of time is the argument of Anthony Downs that democracy will always lead to transfer of income from the wealthy to the poor . Indeed , he regards this as a major justification of democracy . We ...
Contents
Against Equality Again | 73 |
The Idea of Equality as a Substantive Principle | 106 |
The Pursuit of Equality | 124 |
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