The Problem of Property

Taking the Freedom of Nonowners Seriously
2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-21950-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 131 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 197 g

Reihe: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee

This book is Karl Widerquist’s first statement of the “indepentarian” theory of property, called, “Justice as the Pursuit of Accord” (JPA). It argues the natural-rights-based arguments for unequal private property have failed to establish that institution as right. It is a legal privilege, inconsistent with the maximum equal freedom from interference. The book discusses how to establish and maintain a property system that best promotes freedom from interference. Paying taxes and obeying regulations is part of the purchase price of the right to control, use, or use-up any good made partly out of natural resources (i.e. all goods), because doing so interferes with people who control, use, or use-up fewer natural resources. A sufficient portion of that tax revenue has to be redistributed in the form of a Universal Basic Income to ensure the property system is in the interest of everyone.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Widerquist, Karl

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Problem Of Property.- Chapter 3: Lockean Property Theory: A Menu Of Options For The Justification Of Unilateral Appropriation.- Chapter 4: Lockean Appropriation Assessed.- Chapter 5: Right-Libertarian Appropriation Assessed.- Chapter 6: The Approximation Of A Property Rights Accord.- Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Greater Of Two Goods.

Über Autor(innen)

Karl Widerquist is a Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar. He specializes in distributive justice—the ethics of who has what. He has published dozens of articles in fields as diverse as economics, philosophy, politics, and anthropology.