‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ Richard Wilkinson
'One of the most talked-about books to the moment … Limitarianism floats the heretical idea that fixing society isn’t just about saving the poorest from destitution, but about putting a cap on how much the richest are able to own' Spectator
No-one deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you.
We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least, not immediately.
In this astonishing, eye-opening intervention, world-leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, political, economic, social, environmental and psychological terms, she shows, extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all - the rich included.
In place of our current system, Robeyns offers a breathtakingly clear alternative: limitarianism. The answer to so many of the problems posed by neoliberal capitalism - and the opportunity for a vastly better world - lies in placing a hard limit on the wealth that any one person can accumulate. Because nobody deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you.
*Shortlisted for the Socrates Philosophy Prize*
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Limitarianism 9780241578193 Hardback
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Limitarianism
Obligatory reading for anybody and any institution with a social conscience
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Limitarianism
Clear and complete exposition of inequality in many countries, with emphasis on USA and UK. Robeyns has done thorough research and presents it in very readable form.
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A third way?
Not out and out neo-liberalism and far from communism but a new approach to a more equitable society. A solution to the increasing numbers below the poverty line and increasing numbers of super- wealthy. We could implement this at a European level. I hope Keir Starmer has read it!
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Limitarianism - the case against extreme wealth
This book should be compulsory reading for all politicians, especially the ones on the left and centre. Thank you Ingrid, for a perfectly readable and well researched book. Inspiring!
- Authors:
- Robeyns, Ingrid
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780241578193
- Publication Date:
- 01/02/2024
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780241578193