*A NEW YORKER, ESQUIRE, HISTORY TODAY AND THE CONVERSATION BOOK OF THE YEAR*
'The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth' Richard Wilkinson
'One of the most talked-about books to the moment ... Limitarianism floats the heretical idea that fixing society isn't just about saving the poorest from destitution, but about putting a cap on how much the richest are able to own' Spectator
No-one deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you.
We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least, not immediately.
In this astonishing, eye-opening intervention, world-leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, political, economic, social, environmental and psychological terms, she shows, extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all - the rich included.
In place of our current system, Robeyns offers a breathtakingly clear alternative: limitarianism. The answer to so many of the problems posed by neoliberal capitalism - and the opportunity for a vastly better world - lies in placing a hard limit on the wealth that any one person can accumulate. Because nobody deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you.
*Shortlisted for the Socrates Philosophy Prize*
Rezensionen / Stimmen
The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth. Even the super-rich might be glad if there was a finishing line! -- Richard Wilkinson You might find yourself, as I did, underlining a sentence or three on every page, and adding exclamation points in the margin -- Tim Adams * Observer * Valuable, intriguing, provocative ... Robeyns poses a question that very rarely gets asked in mainstream politics ... How much is too much? * Guardian * She's done the maths. We need Limitarianism. Urgently * Irish Examiner * Provocative ... begs an interesting debate about society's future * The Times * A landmark ... gripping, riveting, vivid ... We need to embrace, as Robeyns so compellingly argues, limits on income and wealth. * Inequality.org * Powerful - a must-read -- Thomas Piketty Effortlessly navigating between ethics, political theory, economics and public policy, Ingrid Robeyns' nuanced and persuasive defence of limitarianism is also a much-needed manifesto for reimagining political institutions -- Lea Ypi Is it possible to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet? Definitely not in a world dominated by extreme wealth, as Ingrid Robeyns powerfully argues. This landmark book combines meticulous logic with compelling personal stories to draw everyone - from the super-rich to the super-riled - into one of the most critical public debates of our times. Read it. -- Kate Raworth A compelling case for limiting extreme wealth, along economic, political and moral lines ... This argument has never been more important, and this book is a persuasive call to action -- Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Höhe: 193 mm
Breite: 125 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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978-1-80206-047-8 (9781802060478)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ingrid Robeyns holds master's degrees in economics and philosophy, and obtained her PhD at Cambridge University under the supervision of Amartya Sen. She currently holds the Chair in Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University. She previously served as the director of the Ethics Institute at Utrecht University, and as the first director of the Dutch Research School for Philosophy. Her academic work has been supported by several grants from the Dutch Research Council, as well as by a EUR2 million ERC Consolidator Grant. In 2018, she was elected as a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts. In September 2021, she was awarded an Emma Goldman Award for her work on inequality studies and feminism by the FLAX Foundation in Vienna. Limitarianism is her first trade book.
