In this concise and elegant work, first published in 1952, Bertrand de Jouvenel purposely ignores the economic evidence that redistributional efforts sap incentives and are economically destructive. Rather, he stresses the commonly disregarded ethical arguments showing that redistribution is ethically indefensible for, and practically unworkable in a complex society.


Format Häftad Omfång 100 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Liberty Fund Inc Utgivningsdatum 1990-01-01 ISBN 9780865970854