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Extreme Wealth, Domination and Democracy : A Neo-Republican Case for Limitarianism
Extreme Wealth, Domination and Democracy : A Neo-Republican Case for Limitarianism
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Author(s): Icardi, Elena
ISBN No.: 9781350520622
Pages: 224
Year: 202612
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 156.09
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

An original contribution to applied political philosophy making a neo-republican argument for limiting extreme wealth. In this important discussion of the impact of wealth on the principles of freedom and non-domination, Elena Icardi asks: what philosophical and ethical repercussions are there for democracy when wealthy individuals translate their financial resources into political influence? And how can a neo-republican political philosophy justify limiting extreme wealth in the name of democratic values? Discussing extreme wealth in the context of structural domination, Icardi provides a novel version of republican limitarianism, focussing on how the super-rich structurally dominate politics: both with disproportionate opportunity for political influence, and the capacity to shape social norms and values in their favour. The book first gives a thorough conceptual analysis and normative discussion of plutocracy. It then frames limitarianism as integral to the idea of a just society, and analyses and compares several fiscal policies (e.g., luxury tax, wealth tax, inheritance tax) as ways to implement such a limit. With a significant theoretical contribution to neo-republican thinking on domination and a consideration of how to apply a philosophy of non-domination against plutocracy, this book is essential reading for those studying political philosophy and applied philosophy interested in the moral and political arguments around wealth.


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