Legal Duty and Upper Limits: How to Save our Democracy and Planet from the Rich

by Bernd Reiter

Overview

This book proposes a radical new way of thinking about our democratic future, our ecological survival, and our ways to keep economies fair. It shows that adopting upper limits to wealth and income; replacing elections with local direct democracy and legal duty involving randomly selected citizens; and replacing welfare and redistribution policies with pre-distribution and reparations promises new solutions to political apathy, discontent, manipulation, economic inequality, unfairness, unequal opportunities, and looming ecological disaster.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785276408
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Publication date:	11/27/2020
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bernd Reiter is a political scientist and professor at Texas Tech University. He has experience as an instructor, researcher, institute director, study abroad director, and graduate program administrator.

Table of Contents

Preface; Chapter 1: Out of Crisis; Chapter 2: Direct Local Democracy and Legal Duty; Chapter 3: Predistribution and Upper Limits; Chapter 4: Reparations; Chapter 5: Conclusions and Implications; Final Considerations; Notes; References and Further Readings; Index.

Editorial Reviews

This is undoubtedly an original and crucial book containing a courageous, informed and plausible argument which deals with the major crises of our time. Reiter sharply analyses the problems of our economic and political system and does not shy away from proposing radical and constructive solutions.” — Professor Dr. Aram Ziai, Heisenberg-Professor of Development and Postcolonial Studies, Executive Director Global Partnership Network, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel

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