Liberty, Justice, and Wealth Distribution
ABSTRACT
Conferees explored “wealth distribution” rather than “redistribution,” as the former is the more fundamental and inclusive concept. Demands for a “redistribution” of wealth typically appeal to some principle of justice, so redistribution is defined by its intention to replace some existing pattern of wealth distribution that is deemed unjust.
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Envy
by By Helmut Schoeck
This classic study is one of the few books to explore extensively the many facets of envy—“a drive which lies at the core of man’s life as a social being.” Ranging widely over literature, philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences, Professor Schoeck— a distinguished sociologist and anthropologist—elucidates both the constructive…
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