Philosophy for a Fair Society, A
Despite the Welfare State and the redistribution of income through the tax system, the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow both within and between nations. The authors offer a different approach and argue that governments will fail unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution.
Searching for a system of fair distribution of wealth, social justice and good health for all has been a quest for politicians, economists, social reformers and academicians for centuries. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. The authors have combined their different disciplines to investigate the roots of the problems which over the ages have kept ‘a philosophy for a fair society’ at arms length.
| Weight | 0.280000 |
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| ISBN13/Barcode | 9781916517011 |
| ISBN10 | 1916517013 |
| Author | HUDSON, M & MILLER G, K Feder |
| Binding | Paperback |
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| Date Published | 3rd May 2023 |
| Pages | 168 |
| Publisher | Shepheard-Walwyn |
Despite the Welfare State and the redistribution of income through the tax system, the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow both within and between nations. The authors offer a different approach and argue that governments will fail unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution.
Searching for a system of fair distribution of wealth, social justice and good health for all has been a quest for politicians, economists, social reformers and academicians for centuries. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. The authors have combined their different disciplines to investigate the roots of the problems which over the ages have kept ‘a philosophy for a fair society’ at arms length.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr Michael Hudson is an author and Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and an economic adviser to US, Canadian and Mexican government agencies and to the UN Institute for Training and Research.
Dr George Miller, a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, is a senior clinical scientist with the Medical Research Council’s Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit in London. He is an International expert in diseases of the heart.
Dr Kris Feder received her doctorate from Temple University and was appointed Assistant Professor at Bard College, New York in 1991. She specialises in public finance and the history of economic thought.
Fred Harrison is Research Director of Land Research Trust, London. After a career as a Fleet Street investigative journalist. Recently he has turned his attention to the failure of economic analysis and public policies in the market economies.