Against Equality: Readings on Economic and Social PolicyWilliam Letwin, Foundation for Education in Economics |
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... distribution of income need not depress the absolute level of everyone's income . Many human beings rationally enter risky situations and emerge from them unrepentant even if disappointed , and even those who stand most to benefit from ...
... distribution of income need not depress the absolute level of everyone's income . Many human beings rationally enter risky situations and emerge from them unrepentant even if disappointed , and even those who stand most to benefit from ...
Page 63
... income , he forbids inheritance and private investments which would return dividends to the investors . - Under these constraints , if everyone ... Distribution of income and wealth per person2 savings AGAINST EQUALITY : READINGS 63.
... income , he forbids inheritance and private investments which would return dividends to the investors . - Under these constraints , if everyone ... Distribution of income and wealth per person2 savings AGAINST EQUALITY : READINGS 63.
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... wealth own over 70 per cent of total net family wealth , while the lowest 20 per cent own practically nothing . ' There are many reasons why figures on the distribution of income and wealth exaggerate the degree on inequality . A ...
... wealth own over 70 per cent of total net family wealth , while the lowest 20 per cent own practically nothing . ' There are many reasons why figures on the distribution of income and wealth exaggerate the degree on inequality . A ...
Contents
Against Equality Again | 73 |
The Idea of Equality as a Substantive Principle | 106 |
The Pursuit of Equality | 124 |
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