Inequality and Democratic Egalitarianism: 'Marx's Economy and Beyond' and Other Essays

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Inequality and Democratic Egalitarianism: 'Marx's Economy and Beyond' and Other Essays
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Harvey
By (author) Norman Geras
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
Political economy
ISBN/Barcode 9781526143686
ClassificationsDewey:320.01/1
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 7 October 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book arose out of a friendship between a political philosopher and an economic sociologist, and their recognition of an urgent political need to address the extreme inequalities of wealth and power in contemporary societies. It provides a new analysis of what generates inequalities in rights to income, property and public goods in contemporary societies. By critiquing Marx's foundational theory of exploitation, it moves beyond Marx, both in its analysis of inequality, and in its concept of just distribution. It points to the major historical transformations that create educational and knowledge inequalities, inequalities in rights to public goods that combine with those to private wealth. It argues that asymmetries of economic power are inherently gendered and racialized, and that forms of coercion and slavery are deeply embedded in the histories of capitalism. -- .

Author Biography

Mark Harvey is Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex and Honorary Professor, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester Norman Geras (1943 - 2013), political theorist and Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Manchester -- .