Alessandro Roncaglia

Power and Inequality

A Reformist Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Power is a multi-dimensional notion, involving politico-institutional, social, economic and cultural elements, leading to a multi-dimensional set of inequalities. Analysis of these elements is a prerequisite for devising policies aiming to reducing social inequalities through a strategy of reforms"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781009370523
• ISBN-10: 1009370529
• Artikelnr.: 67443928

Autorenporträt

Alessandro Roncaglia is Emeritus professor of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, and member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (since 2018 in its Presidency Council); has been President of the Italian Economists Society. His book The wealth of ideas (2005) received the Blanqui Prize. He also won the Guggenheim prize in the History of Economic Thought for 2019.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. The Colours of Power: 2. Interpretations and fields of application: the multiple faces of power
3. The origin of inequalities: the division of labour
4. Modern capitalist property and finance
5. The networks
6. The state
7. Culture and power
8. The spatial dimension 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.