Why democracy needs public goods / Angela Kallhoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kallhoff, Angela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public goods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why Democracy Needs Public Goods presents a new theoretical perspective on public goods based on a framework of political philosophy. Angela Kallhoff responds to negative narratives on public goods that point out their role in causing market failures, their cost on public finance and in regulation, and their irregular and sometimes negative effects on social interaction. She instead provides a normative approach arguing for their role in supporting democracies at critical points by providing the basis for a public forum through public space and infrastructure, improving social inclusion throug

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1. INTRODUCING PUBLIC GOODS; Chapter 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; Chapter 3. PROBLEMS OFSUPPLY RECONSIDERED; Chapter 4. GENERATING THE PUBLIC; Chapter 5. CLAIMS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE; Chapter 6. POLITICALSELF-DETERMINATION; Chapter 7. CONDITIONS OF AREASONABLE PLURALISM; Chapter 8. A REPLY TO LIBERTARIANS; Chapter 9. CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-16340-3

9786613163400

0-7391-6800-2

OCLC:

744333866