Introduction: Inequality, justice and redistribution
Part 1. Theories of justice
1. Justice as fairness: John Rawls
2. Libertarianism: Robert Nozick
3. Equality of resources: Ronald Dworkin
4. Equality and community: G.A. Cohen
5. The capability approach: Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum
Part 2. Controversies
6. What is the value of equality?
7. Equality– a distributive ideal or an ideal of social relations?
Part 3. Intervention: Just taxation
8. Foundational philosophical issues
9. The Norwegian tax system
10. Inheritance tax
11. Taxation of wealth
Conclusion
Literature
Biography
Jørgen Pedersen is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the Department of Business Administration, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
