Distributive Justice and Taxation

ISBN-13: 9780367321246 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 234 str.

Jørgen Pedersen

Opis

Providing a thorough examination of distributive justice, Distributive Justice and Taxation presents and discusses different theories of what constitutes a just society, and how goods should be distributed in such a society.

Spis treści

Introduction: Inequality, justice and redistribution  Part 1: Theories of justice  1. Justice as fairness: John Rawls  2. Libertarianism: Robert Nozick  3. Equality of resources: Ronald Dworkin  4. Equality and community: G.A. Cohen  5. The capability approach: Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum  Part 2: Controversies  6. What is the value of equality?  7. Equality– a distributive ideal or an ideal of social relations?  Part 3: Intervention: Just taxation  8. Foundational philosophical issues  9. The Norwegian tax system  10. Inheritance tax  11. Taxation of wealth  Conclusion  Literature

O autorze

Jørgen Pedersen is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the Department of Business Administration, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.