Justice and economic distribution

by John;Shaw Arthur, William H. Shaw

This in-depth examination of the major theories of economic justice focuses on the central question: What should the economic distribution of goods and services be based on?
A theory of justice & The basic structure as subject/John Rawls
Distributive justice from Anarchy, state & utopia/Robert Nozick
Distributive justice & utilitarianism/J.J.C. Smart
Justice & equality/R.M. Hare
Capitalism, socialism & justice/M.H. Lessnoff
What people deserve/James Rachels
Meritocracy/Norman Daniels
Liberty & justice/Eric Mack
Why libertarianism is mistaken/Hugh LaFollette
Rights & the market/Peter Singer
Class & justice/Kai Nielsen
Robert Nozick & Wilt Chamberlain: how patterns preserve liberty/G.A. Cohen

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was read for David Schweickart's "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy" course taught within the Philosophy Department at Loyola University Chicago.

For that course each student was asked to align with one of three ideological tracks, all of which were covered in the assigned readings. Most, knowing the professor's own inclinations, chose the Socialist track. Next in size was the Capitalist group. Least attractive were the middle-of-the-road Liberals, represented primarily by the writings of John Kenneth Galbraith. I, liking Galbraith for his wit and style, chose the Liberal track despite my personal inclination to Schweickart's Market Socialism.