Egalitarianism and the generation of inequality / Henry Phelps Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Henry Phelps, Sir, 1906-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--History.

Income distribution--History.

Wealth--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (567 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the methods of reasoned history and comparative statistics, this work arrives at an assessment of egalitarianism. It traces the rise of egalitarianism from the Renaissance and Reformation onwards. A complementary approach is provided by a wide survey of actual distributions of income and wealth.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part I. The Rise Of Egalitarianism; 1. Early Principles of Inequality and Equality; 1.1 The Greek view of inequality; 1.2 Equality before the law of nature; 1.3 The medieval view of inequality; 2. The Transition to Liberalism; 2.1 The sources of change: the breaking up of authority; 2.2 The sources of change: the shaping of new habits of mind; 2.3 The impact of change: Sir Thomas More's Utopia; 2.4 Individualism; 3. The Equality of Man in the Eighteenth Century; 3.1 Locke and equality; 3.2 The Declaration of Independence

3.3 The Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizens3.4 Social inequality as the British eighteenth century saw it; 3.5 The English tradition of revolt and levelling; 3.6 The limits of eighteenth-century liberalism; 4. Eighteenth-Century Developments Propitious to Egalitarianism; 4.1 Monetization and political arithmetick; 4.2 Taxation as an instrument of redistribution; 4.3 The bond of common humanity; 5. Action Delayed; 5.1 The obstacles to redistribution; 5.2 Early socialism-was not primarily egalitarian; 6. The Movement into Redistribution; 6.1 The rise of administration

6.2 The later development of administration6.3 The expansion of resources; 6.4 A new view of society; 6.5 Marx and equality; 7. The Formation of Modern Egalitarianism; 7.1 Changes in the setting; 7.2 The growing awareness of social need; 7.3 Changes of outlook; 7.4 The years of application; 7.5 The difference of attitudes in the United States; 8. Issues and Influences Reviewed; 8.1 The justification of inequality; 8.2 The grounds of belief in personal equality; 8.3 The possibility of changing society; 8.4 The promotion of egalitarianism as a practical policy; 8.5 A consideration of causes

Part II. Distributions Of Income and Wealth in the Living Economy9. Distributions Displayed; 9.1 The method of display; 9.2 The definition of income and the choice of unit Statistical appendix; 10. The Form of Recent Distributions of Income; 10.1 The common form illustrated; 10.2 Further international comparisons; 10.3 The distribution of income in developing Countries; 10.4 The distribution of income in soviet-type economies; 11. The Historical Course of Change in the Distribution of Income; 11.1 The course of change in the United Kingdom; 11.2 The course of change in the United States

11.3 The course of change in developing countries12. The Redistribution of Income; 12.1 Measuring redistribution in principle and practice; 12.2 Redistribution of income in the United Kingdom; 12.3 Redistribution in Sweden; 12.4 Redistribution in the United States; 13. The Distribution of Wealth in Some Contemporary Economies; 13.1 The paradox of prominence; 13.2 The limited sources of knowledge of wealth; 13.3 The distribution of wealth in the United Kingdom contrasted with that of income; 13.4 International comparisons of the distribution of wealth

14. The Historical Course of Change in the Distribution of Wealth

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-152152-3

9786611978266

1-281-97826-4

OCLC:

63294229