economic justice

by Giorgio Brosio (Editor), Harold M. Hochman (Editor)

Overview

This important two volume work includes a comprehensive introduction to the literature by the editors and contains the major articles on economic justice written during the last 50 years.

Volume I focuses on the political and philosophical foundations on the economic justice. Volume II places special emphasis on the issues surrounding the implementation and practice of justice in modern economic systems.

This authoritative collection will be an essential reference source for students, instructors and researches concerned with the study of economic justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781858986760
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	12/28/1998
Series:	The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series , #97
Pages:	1208
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Giorgio Brosio, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin, Italy and Harold M. Hochman, formerly William E. Simon Professor of Political Economy, Department of Economics and Business, Lafayette College, US

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction Volume I: Part I: Perspectives Part II: Conceptual Foundations Part III: Models of Economic Justice • Volume II: Part I: Equality Part II: Redistribution Through the Fiscal System Part III: Distributional Preference

Editorial Reviews

This two-volume set contains reprints of articles and excerpts ranging from 1967 to 1994 which focus on distributive justice as it relates to constituent preferences and choices in democratic societies. Volume I (22 contributions) discusses moral and ethical issues such as perspectives, conceptual foundations (utilitarian, contractarian, and libertarian), and fair and distributive models of economic justice. Volume II (18 contributions) addresses equality (definition and measurement, and equality as a criterion of justice), redistribution through the fiscal system, and distributional preference (fair division, and Rawlsian justice). Each volume has a name index but no subject index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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