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Real Freedom for All:

What (If Anything) Can Justify Capitalism?
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Clarendon Press, 1995 - Business & Economics - 330 pages
Capitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities. Freedom is of paramount importance. These two convictions, widely shared around the world, seem to be in direct contradiction with each other. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom, and taking freedom seriously boosts inequality. Can this conflict be resolved? In this ground-breaking book, Philippe Van Parijs sets a new and compelling case for a just society. Assessing and rejecting the claims of both socialism and conventional capitalism, he presents a clear and compelling alternative vision of the just society: a capitalist society offering a substantial and unconditional basic income to all its members. Not just an exercise in political theory, this book reveals a new ideal of a free society and its meaning in the real world by drawing out its policy implications. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about the just society and the welfare state as we move into the twenty-first century.

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User Review  - Soha Bayoumi - Goodreads

One of Philippe Van Parijs' most important books, in which he argues for his political theory of universal unconditional basic income... An interesting book! Read full review

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User Review  - Hannah - Goodreads

this is by my uncle, i have never successfully read the whole thing, BUT THIS AUTUMN I AM GOING TO TRY Read full review

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
2? THE HIGHEST SUSTAINABLE BASIC INCOME
30
UNDOMINATED DIVERSITY
58
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About the author (1995)


Philippe Van Parijs is a Professor of Economic and Social Ethics at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

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