Debating capitalism market liberalism or social democracy Richard J. Arneson and Jason Brennan

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arneson, Richard J., author.

Brennan, Jason, 1979- author.

Series:

Debating ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Economic development.

Free trade.

Freedom of movement.

Liberalism.

Socialism.

Welfare state.

economic development.

liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press, 2026.

New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

Which form of capitalism serves justice, not just at home, but worldwide? In 'Debating Capitalism', leading philosophers Richard J. Arneson and Jason Brennan square off in a clear, forceful, and timely debate about how market societies should be structured - and for whose benefit. Brennan defends a market liberal vision: strong property rights, open global trade, labour mobility, and minimal government interference. He claims that modern social democratic welfare states often serve the affluent

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Figures and Tables

Part I Introduction by Brennan

Introduction: Which Form of Capitalism Is Best?

Moving Beyond the Socialism vs. Capitalism Debate

Definitions

A Brief Economic History of the World

Capitalist Countries Are Rich and Non-Capitalist Countries Are Poor

Our Debate

Part II Arneson

1 Overview

What Are the Egalitarian Achievements of NSD?

Less inequality in disposable money income and in publicly provided goods and services

Equality Between Men and Women

Equality and fairness between young and old

Other Indicators of Good Quality of Life, and Its Equalization Across Persons, in the Nordics

Right-Wing Objections to NSD and Left-Wing Responses

Preview of the Rest of Part II

2 The Institutions and Objectives of Nordic Social Democracy

A Market Economy Based on Private Ownership, Including Private Ownership of Productive Resources

Political Democracy

High Tax Rates, Yielding a Large Pool of Money to Fund a Big State, But Taxation That Is Close to Proportionate, Not Especially Progressive

Generous Social Insurance Programs

Social Programs That Encourage People to Have a Steady Labor Force Attachment

Programs That Foster Equality Between Men and Women by Boosting Women's Labor Force Participation and Easing the Strain of Childrearing While Employed

Universal Provision Versus Targeted Benefits

Centralized Wage Bargaining

Moderate Labor Market and Product Regulation

The Efficacy of Nordic Social Democratic Practices

3 Egalitarian Principles

Karl Marx

John Stuart Mill

Welfarist and Relational Egalitarianisms

The Bogy of Equality: WE Clarified

4 Defending Nordic Social Democracy

Economic Equality

Equality and Economic Growth

Equality Between Men and Women

Equality Between Young and Old

Nuances, Shadings, Limits

Self-Reported Assessments of Well-Being/Happiness

Democratic Equality

Wealth Compression

5 Global Justice

From Within-Country Justice to Global Justice

NSD for Rich Countries Only, or for All Countries?

Part III Brennan

1 An Easy Choice: Open Borders or Social Democracy?

The Speech

My Thesis

Social Democracies Ensure World Markets Favor Capital over Labor

The Economic Case for Free Migration

The Intuitive Moral Case for Free Migration

Will Immigrants Depress Our Real Wages . . . Or Increase Them?

The Priority of Conationals?

Do States Have the Right to Exclude?

Can We Have Social Democracy and Open Borders?

Conclusion

2 Economic Growth Beats Redistribution

The Moral Necessity of World Economic Growth

The Moral Necessity of National Economic Growth

Redistribution vs. Growth

What Do We Mean by "Redistribution"?

From a Moral Point of View, International Redistribution Beats Intra-National Redistribution

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780190076467

0190076461

OCLC:

1583714860

Publisher Number:

CIPO000385210

Access Restriction:

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