Language: English
Published by Verso / New Left Books, London / New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 1859842550 ISBN 13: 9781859842553
Seller: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 397 pp., xiii. Stated: "First published by Verso 1998". Following the Acknowledgments and Editor's Preface, "The Real Utopias Project" and Introduction, Contents divided into 6 Parts and 16 Essays: Part I : A PROPOSAL FOR EGALITARIAN MARKETS : (1) New Rules for Markets, States and Communities"; Part II : GENERAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL (2) Daniel M. Hausman, "Problems with Supply-side Egalitarianism"; (3) Eric Olin Wright, "Equality, Community, and ' Efficient Redistribution ' "; (4) Elaine McCrate, "Which Norms? How much Gain? Two Reasons to Limit Markets"; (5) Elinor Ostrom, "Norms and Efficiency"; (6) Andrew Levine, "Efficiency Politics"; Part II : SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS (7) Harry Brighouse, "School Choice: Theoretical Considerations"; (8) David M. Gordon, "Conflict and Cooperation: An Empirical Glimpse of the Imperatives of Efficiency and Redistribution"; (9) Paula England, "How Do We Support Children?"; Part IV : CRITICISMS OF THE ECONOMIC MODEL (10) John E. Roemer, " The Limits of Private-property-based Egalitarianism"; (11) Karl Ove Moene and Michael Wallerstein, "Redistribution of Assets Versus Redistribution of Income"; (12) Peter Skott, "The Crisis of Egalitarian Policy and the Promises of Asset-based Redistribution"; Part V : EXTENSIONS OF THE ECONOMIC MODEL (13) Steven Durlauf, "Associational Redistribution: A Defense"; (14) Ugo Pagano, "Redistributions of Assets and Distributions of Asymmetric Information"; (15) Michael R. Carter, "On the Economics of Realizing and Sustaining the Efficient Redistribution of Productive Assets"; (16) Ksrla Hoff, "Market Failures and the Distribution of Wealth: A Perspective from the Economics of Information"; Part VI : RECONSIDERATIONS (17) Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, "Recasting Egalitarianism". Teal and black wrappers with Title lettering partly in light teal over medium teal and medium teal over black at middle front cover, cover being divided in half with the medium teal and black contrast; Author names in small white letters over black at lower left front cover;, just aove Editor name in light gray over black adjacent to list of discussants in light gray over black down lower half front cover on right. Tiny, incipient outward curls at corners; soft crease at top edge 1/2" away from corner fading into nothingness, but leaving a soft crease impact on first 15 pp (NO interference with text); 5" diagonal crease (2 3/16" away from bottom right front cover corner and down 5" from top right corner: LONGTIME FLAT, FIRM, NOT FLOPPY): describes much worse than it is, but there you have it: else Fine. Tight binding (NO cracks); square corners; NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear down edges; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. SOLID COPY.