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The myth of ownership : taxes and justice / Liam Murphy & Thomas Nagel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Liam B., 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tax incidence--United States.
- Tax incidence.
- Taxation--Social aspects--United States.
- Taxation.
- Distributive justice--United States.
- Distributive justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic or distributive justice. This book aims to bring together the philosophical discussions of justice with the complex debates about tax policy that go on in practical politics, in economics, and in law.
- Contents:
- Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Traditional Criteria of Tax Equity; Chapter 3. Economic Justice in Political Theory; Chapter 4. Redistribution and Public Provision; Chapter 5. The Tax Base; Chapter 6. Progressivity; Chapter 7. Inheritance; Chapter 8. Tax Discrimination; Chapter 9. Conclusion: Politics; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988214-2
- 0-19-517656-1
- 1-280-48211-7
- 9786610482115
- 0-19-803419-9
- 0-19-530315-6
- OCLC:
- 476025237
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