Why Social Justice Matters

Name: Why Social Justice Matters
Price: 6.58 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780745629933

ISBN-10: 0745629938

ISBN-13: 9780745629933

Edition: 2005

Authors: Brian Barry

List price: $32.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $31.44

Marketplace

5 new & used from $6.58

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Brian Barry makes it clear from the very start that he is on the side of the underdog in this lively contribution to the debate on social justice. The author also makes it clear that New Labour's leadership has subverted the notion of social justice.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 3/4/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface..



Social Justice: The Basics


Why We Need a Theory


The Machinery of Social Injustice


The Scope of Social Justice



Equality of Opportunity


Why Equal Opportunity?


Education


Health


The Making of the Black Gulag



What's Wrong with Meritocracy?


The Idea of Meritocracy


The Abuse of Science



The Cult of Personal Responsibility


Responsibility versus Equality?


Rights and Responsibilities


Irresponsible Societies



The Demands of Social Justice


Pathologies of Inequality


Wealth


Jobs and Incomes


Can We Afford Social Justice?



The Future of Social Justice


The Power of Ideas


How Change Happens


Meltdown?


Justice or Bust


Notes


Index