Ronald Dworkin's Theory of Equality: Domestic and Global Perspectives

by Alexander Brown

Overview

Ronald Dworkin's work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work, and to extend equality of resources globally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230210158
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/08/2009
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

ALEXANDER BROWN is Lecturer in Contemporary Social and Political Theory at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of Personal Responsibility: Why it Matters (2009).

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements PART I: Introduction Equality of Welfare Equality of Resources The Egalitarian Plateau PART II: Political Community and Beyond Global Luck Egalitarianism Global Equality of Resources Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'Packed with arguments and insights, this excellent adaptation of Dworkin's equality of resources to the global sphere is a welcome addition to the growing literature on global distributive justice, and will be sure to excite wide-ranging discussion and criticism.' - Andrea Sangiovanni, King's College, London

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