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“After reading this insightful and charming classic, no one can believe that there are any arguments left for the redistributionist. De Jouvenel devastates every claim for either logic or morality in their position…”–Henry G. Manne, Dean, School of Law, George Mason UniversityIn this concise and ele…
Ethics of Redistribution
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- Paperback
100 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1990
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Summary
In this concise and elegant work, first published in 1952, Bertrand de Jouvenel purposely ignores the economic evidence that redistributional efforts sap incentives and are economically destructive. Rather, he stresses the commonly disregarded ethical arguments showing that redistribution is ethically indefensible for, and practically unworkable in a complex society.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780865970854 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0865970858 |
| Author: | Bertrand Jouvenel |
| Publisher: | Liberty Fund Inc |
| Imprint: | Liberty Fund Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 100 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1990 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 55mm x 143mm x 218mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-10 |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
143 × 218 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Bertrand Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel was born in Paris in 1903; he travelled widely, becoming an astute observer of British and American institutions. Later in life, he was an author and teacher, first publishing On Power in 1945. Jouvenel died in 1987.
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