Book contents
- Power and Inequality
- Studies in New Economic Thinking
- Power and Inequality
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Colours of Power
- Part II Ethical Assessments and Policy Perspectives
- 9 The Ethics of Power between the Common Good and Equality
- 10 The Strategy of Structural Reforms
- 11 Materials for a Reasonable Utopia
- References
- Index
9 - The Ethics of Power between the Common Good and Equality
from Part II - Ethical Assessments and Policy Perspectives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- Power and Inequality
- Studies in New Economic Thinking
- Power and Inequality
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Colours of Power
- Part II Ethical Assessments and Policy Perspectives
- 9 The Ethics of Power between the Common Good and Equality
- 10 The Strategy of Structural Reforms
- 11 Materials for a Reasonable Utopia
- References
- Index
Summary
After evaluating the different elements explaining the power structure, the final chapters of the book are devoted to policy strategies. As an introduction to these, the chapter considers ethical issues: the individual-society opposition, the notion of the common good, the debate concerning the notion of justice (deontological versus consequentialist conceptions, meritocratic versus equalitarian views, equality of starting points versus equality of points of arrival), the different notions of freedom (such as positive versus negative freedom. Rossellis liberal socialism is illustrated, together with Croces criticism. Finally, a distinction is drawn between fanciful and realistic utopias.
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- Power and InequalityA Reformist Perspective, pp. 217 - 236Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024