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Wealth and Power: Philosophical Perspectives

Wealth and Power: Philosophical Perspectives

Bennett, Michael
Brouwer, Huub
Claassen, Rutger

Paperback

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

PhilosophyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032003200
ISBN13: 9781032003207
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 26 2024
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Is political equality viable when a capitalist economy unequally distributes private property? This book examines the nexus between wealth and politics and asks how institutions and citizens should respond to it.

Theories of democracy and property have often ignored the ways in which the rich attempt to convert their wealth into political power, implicitly assuming that politics is isolated from economic forces. This book brings the moral and political links between wealth and power into clear focus. The chapters are divided into three thematic sections. Part I analyses wealth and politics from the perspective of various political traditions, such as liberalism, republicanism, anarchism, and Marxism. Part II addresses the economic sphere, and looks at the political influence of corporations, philanthropists, and commons-based organisations. Finally, Part III turns to the political sphere and looks at the role of political parties and constitutions, and phenomena such as corruption and lobbying.

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