Ingrid Robeyns

Limitarianism

The Case Against Extreme Wealth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"An original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by the philosopher who coined the term "limitarianism" that invites us to a radical reimagining of our world"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House LLC US
• Seitenzahl: 301
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781662601842
• ISBN-10: 1662601840
• Artikelnr.: 68107063

Autorenporträt

Ingrid Robeyns holds master degrees in economics and philosophy, and obtained her PhD for a thesis on gender inequality and the capability approach at Cambridge University. She currently holds the chair in ethics of institutions at Utrecht University. In 2018, she was elected as a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2021, she was awarded an Emma Goldman Award for her work on inequality studies and feminism by the FLAX foundation in Vienna. She lives in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: How much is too much?
Chapter 2: Keeping the poor poor while inequalities grow
Chapter 3: Dirty money
Chapter 4: Undermining democracy
Chapter 5: Setting the world on fire
Chapter 6: Nobody deserves to be a multimillionaire
Chapter 7: There’s so much we can do with excess money
Chapter 8: Philanthropy is not the answer
Chapter 9: The rich will benefit, too
Conclusion: the road ahead