Should Wealth Be Redistributed?: A Debate

by Steven McMullen, James R Otteson, James R. Otteson

A central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not alter the results of free exchanges, and so redistribution is usually wrong. Steven McMullen argues that governments should substantially redistribute...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367426625
• ISBN13: 9780367426620
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"