Distributive Justice
eBook - ePub

Distributive Justice

The Right and Wrong of Our Present Distribution of Wealth

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  1. 412 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Distributive Justice

The Right and Wrong of Our Present Distribution of Wealth

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About this book

Prominent Catholic thinker John Ryan made significant contributions not only to the field of theology, but also in the areas of social justice and political science. In this insightful volume, Ryan addresses the moral dimension of income distribution and how it impacts the poor in ways that are immediately apparent, as well as more insidious.

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Table of contents

  1. DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introductory Chapter - The Elements and Scope of the Problem
  5. General References
  6. SECTION I - THE MORALITY OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERSHIP AND RENT DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
  7. Chapter I - The Landowner's Share of the National Product
  8. Chapter II - Landownership in History
  9. Chapter III - The Arguments Against Private Landownership
  10. Chapter IV - Private Ownership the Best System of Land Tenure
  11. Chapter V - Private Landownership a Natural Right
  12. Chapter VI - Limitations on the Landowner's Right to Rent
  13. Chapter VII - Defects of the Existing Land System
  14. Chapter VIII - Methods of Reforming Our Land System
  15. References on Section I
  16. SECTION II - THE MORALITY OF PRIVATE CAPITAL AND INTEREST
  17. Chapter IX - The Nature and the Rate of Interest
  18. Chapter X - The Alleged Right of Labour to the Entire Product of Industry
  19. Chapter XI - The Socialist Scheme of Industry
  20. Chapter XII - Alleged Intrinsic Justifications of Interest
  21. Chapter XIII - Social and Presumptive Justifications of Interest
  22. Chapter XIV - Co-Operation as a Partial Solvent of Capitalism
  23. References on Section II
  24. SECTION III - THE MORAL ASPECT OF PROFITS
  25. Chapter XV - The Nature of Profits
  26. Chapter XVI - The Principal Canons of Distributive Justice
  27. Chapter XVII - Just Profits in Conditions of Competition
  28. Chapter XVIII - The Moral Aspect of Monopoly
  29. Chapter XIX - The Moral Aspect of Stock Watering
  30. Chapter XX - The Legal Limitation of Fortunes
  31. Chapter XXI - The Duty of Distributing Superfluous Wealth
  32. References on Section III
  33. SECTION IV - THE MORAL ASPECT OF WAGES
  34. Chapter XXII - Some Unacceptable Theories of Wage-Justice
  35. Chapter XXIII - The Minimum of Justice: A Living Wage
  36. Chapter XXIV - The Problem of Complete Wage Justice
  37. Chapter XXV - Methods of Increasing Wages
  38. References on Section IV
  39. Chapter XXVI - Summary and Conclusion
  40. Endnotes