Should Differences in Income and Wealth Matter?: Volume 19, Part 1, Tom 19Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jeffrey Paul Cambridge University Press, 28 sty 2002 - 362 These essays assess the empirical and theoretical questions raised by inequalities of income and wealth. |
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Egalitarianism and WelfareState Redistribution | 1 |
Does the Welfare State Help the Poor? | 36 |
The Stagnating Fortunes of the Middle Class | 55 |
Inequality Incentives and Opportunity | 84 |
Misunderstanding Distribution | 110 |
Can Anyone Beat the Flat Tax? | 140 |
Why Justice Requires Transfers to Offset Income and Wealth Inequalities | 172 |
The Importance of Being Sufficiently Equal | 201 |
Does Inequality Matter For Its Own Sake? | 225 |
Equal Respect and Equal Shares | 244 |
Too Much Inequality | 275 |
Equality Benevolence and Responsiveness to AgentRelative Value | 314 |
How Equality Matters | 342 |
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