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082	0	0	_a320.011 _bMUL-J
100	1		_aMulligan, Thomas, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aJustice and the meritocratic state / _cThomas Mulligan.
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2018
300			_axi, 225p.
440			_aPolitical Philosophy for the Real World
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOn justice -- Meritocracy : the basics -- The metatheory of justice -- What we think about justice and why it matters -- A meritocratic theory of economic justice -- The foundation of meritocracy -- On the distribution of jobs -- On the distribution of income -- Defending desert from John Rawls -- Meritocratic public policy -- Meritocratic taxation -- Meritocratic social programs, and final matters.
520			_aThis book provides an alternative to the partisan standoff by focusing not on equality or liberty, but on the idea that we should give people the things that they deserve.　 Mulligan sets forth a theory of economic justice—meritocracy—which rests upon a desert principle and is distinctive from existing work in two ways. First, meritocracy is grounded in empirical research on how human beings think, intuitively, about justice. Research in social psychology and experimental economics reveals that people simply don’t think that social goods should be distributed equally, nor do they dismiss the idea of social justice. Across ideological and cultural lines, people believe that rewards should reflect merit. Second, the book discusses hot-button political issues and makes concrete policy recommendations. These issues include anti-meritocratic bias against women and racial minorities and the United States’ widening economic inequality. Justice and the Meritocratic State offers a new theory of justice and provides solutions to our most vexing social and economic problems. It will be of keen interest to philosophers, economists, and political theorists.
650		0	_aJustice (Philosophy)
650		0	_aMerit (Ethics) _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aState, The _xMoral and ethical aspects.
856	4	0	_uhttps://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2020717795
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