How rich should the 1% be? proportional justice and economic inequality / Nunzio Alì.
| Author/creator | Alì, Nunzio |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
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| Variant title | How rich should the one percent be? |
| Abstract | "How Rich Should the 1% Be? And, most importantly, when does the distance in economic resources between the richest citizens and 'us', the average citizenry, become a concern for justice? This volume explores how excessive economic inequality gives the best-off considerably more political influence than average citizens, thereby violating political equality. It argues that the gap between the best-off and the worst-off should not be reduced because it is good in itself, but as an inescapable instrument to protect citizens from the risk of material domination. For this reason, it defends a 'principle of proportionality': economic inequality should not exceed a certain range or proportion to enable both the best-off and the worst-off to be co-authors of the legal, political, and socioeconomic rules that govern the 'social' relations in which they are involved. Further, the book discusses material domination and explains how money influences politics and what are the remedies for this phenomenon; how social justice should face and harmonize power, poverty, efficiency, individual merit, and economic liberties; and most importantly, how to determine income and wealth limit ratios in a liberal democracy. A thoughtful investigation on the interdependencies of money and justice and their influence our socio-political systems, this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers of political theory, political philosophy, economics and development, economics theory and philosophy, and social policy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Alì, Nunzio. How rich should the 1% be? London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9780367756987 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022031145 |
| ISBN | 9781003189428 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (pbk) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |