Capitalism Justice PB

by John Isbister

Book Overview

This text takes a practical approach to the most important questions of economic and social justice, such as: how big a spread of incomes from rich to poor is consistent with social justice?; should... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156549122X
• ISBN13: 9781565491229
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Kumarian Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An excellent piece of work.

John Isbister hits the nail head-on in his text "Capitalism and Justice: Envisioning Social and Economic Fairness," with the example he gives immediately at the start of chapter one: "The little red hen finds some grains of wheat in the farmyard. She asks the other animals-the cat, the rat, and the pig-who would like to help her plant the grains, the reap the harvest, then carry the wheat to the mill for grinding into flour, and then bake the flour into bread. `Not I,' says each of the animals, each time it is asked. Finally, when the bread is baked, the little red hen asks who would like to help her eat it, and the cat, the rat, and the pig all volunteer. The little red hen declines their help and eats the bread herself."