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Freedom, Efficiency and Equality
This book defends equality against the objection that, due to its failure to provide incentives, it must conflict with either freedom or efficiency, or both. It explains the problem of incentives, the relationship between freedom, efficiency, and equality, and the difficulties of describing an ideal egalitarian economy, before concluding with its own radical solution, a scheme of social duty in a market system. Freedom, Efficiency and Equality combines techniques from across several disciplines in an accessible fashion in its discussion of a central topic in political theory and normative economies.
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Freedom, Efficiency and Equality
This book defends equality against the objection that, due to its failure to provide incentives, it must conflict with either freedom or efficiency, or both. It explains the problem of incentives, the relationship between freedom, efficiency, and equality, and the difficulties of describing an ideal egalitarian economy, before concluding with its own radical solution, a scheme of social duty in a market system. Freedom, Efficiency and Equality combines techniques from across several disciplines in an accessible fashion in its discussion of a central topic in political theory and normative economies.
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Freedom, Efficiency and Equality

Freedom, Efficiency and Equality

by T. Wilkinson
Freedom, Efficiency and Equality

Freedom, Efficiency and Equality

by T. Wilkinson

Overview

This book defends equality against the objection that, due to its failure to provide incentives, it must conflict with either freedom or efficiency, or both. It explains the problem of incentives, the relationship between freedom, efficiency, and equality, and the difficulties of describing an ideal egalitarian economy, before concluding with its own radical solution, a scheme of social duty in a market system. Freedom, Efficiency and Equality combines techniques from across several disciplines in an accessible fashion in its discussion of a central topic in political theory and normative economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349408498
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 03/31/2000
Edition description: 1st ed. 2000
Pages: 199
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Dr.T.M. WILKINSON is a Senior Lecturer in Political Studies at the University of Auckland. He has published articles on topics such as paternalism, age discrimination and research ethics.

Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Freedom and Occupational Choice The Value of Free Occupational Choice Efficiency Equality The Trilemma Incentives and Economic Calculation Egalitarianism, Taxation, and the Trilemma More on Egalitarian Taxation and the Trilemma Social Duty and Efficiency Social Duty, Equality, and Freedom In Defence of Social Duty Endnotes Bibliography Index
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