Bøger af Ingrid Robeyns

At verden lige nu er mere økonomisk ulige, end den har været længe, er noget, de fleste kan blive enige om, selv nogle af verdens meget rige mennesker, og Robeyns’ bog giver os et forfriskende og nytænkende udgangspunkt for samtalen om, hvordan vi gerne vil have, at såvel økonomisk som alt anden og deraffølgende ulighed i samfundet skal balanceres fremadrettet.Efter jeg i et helt årti havde analyseret og debatteret ekstrem rigdom, blev jeg overbevist om, at vi er nødt til at skabe en verden, hvor ingen er stenrige – vi er nødt til at begrænse enkeltpersoners formuer. Jeg kalder det for limitarianisme.Limitarianisme – Argumenter imod ekstrem rigdom er en markant og rettidig bog om økonomi, der inddrager moralfilosofiske tanker og bevæggrunde. Robyens præsenterer ikke sine argumenter baseret på partipolitik eller gamle ideologiske skel, hun tilbyder os derimod argumenter, som understøtter noget, mange mennesker helt intuitivt føler: at den nuværende økonomiske ulighed er kørt helt af sporet.Bogen er samtidig bevidst om sin egen begrænsning, idet den ikke udgør et manifest for en ny verdensorden, og den tilbyder heller ikke detaljerede løsningsforslag. Den udfolder en idé, som skal indgå i en bredere samfundsdebat.oversat af Iben H. Philipsenformat 135x210 mm

How do we evaluate ambiguous concepts such as wellbeing, freedom, and social justice? How do we develop policies that offer everyone the best chance to achieve what they want from life? The capability approach, a theoretical framework pioneered by the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen in the 1980s, has become an increasingly influential way to think about these issues.Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation of the challenges and disputes that have engrossed the scholars who have developed it. Ingrid Robeyns offers her own illuminating and rigorously interdisciplinary interpretation, arguing that by appreciating the distinction between the general capability approach and more specific capability theories or applications we can create a powerful and flexible tool for use in a variety of academic disciplines and fields of policymaking.This book provides an original and comprehensive account that will appeal to scholars of the capability approach, new readers looking for an interdisciplinary introduction, and those interested in theories of justice, human rights, basic needs, and the human development approach. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Having Too Much is the first academic volume devoted to limitarianism: the idea that the use of economic or ecosystem resources should not exceed certain limits. This concept has deep roots in economic and political thought. One can find similar statements of such limits in thinkers such as Plato, Aquinas, and Spinoza. But Having Too Much is the first time in contemporary political philosophy that limitarianism is explored at length and in detail. Bringing together in one place the best writing from key theorists of limitarianism, this book is an essential contribution to political philosophy in general, and theories of distributive justice in particular. Including some of the key published articles as well as new chapters, Having Too Much is necessary reading for scholars and students of political theory and philosophy, as well as anyone interested in questions of distributive justice.

Having Too Much is the first academic volume devoted to limitarianism: the idea that the use of economic or ecosystem resources should not exceed certain limits. This concept has deep roots in economic and political thought. One can find similar statements of such limits in thinkers such as Plato, Aquinas, and Spinoza. But Having Too Much is the first time in contemporary political philosophy that limitarianism is explored at length and in detail. Bringing together in one place the best writing from key theorists of limitarianism, this book is an essential contribution to political philosophy in general, and theories of distributive justice in particular. Including some of the key published articles as well as new chapters, Having Too Much is necessary reading for scholars and students of political theory and philosophy, as well as anyone interested in questions of distributive justice.

"An original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by the philosopher who coined the term "limitarianism" that invites us to a radical reimagining of our world"--