Sharon K. Vaughan

Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

The number of people who live in poverty has always far exceeded the number who do not. Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought examines the main arguments of some of the most prominent Western political theorists about the causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of poverty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780739122693
• ISBN-10: 073912269X
• Artikelnr.: 26368288

Autorenporträt

Sharon K. Vaughan is assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Avoiding the Greatest Plague of All: Plato and Aristotle
Chapter 3. Societal Responsibility and the Undeserving Poor: John Locke
Chapter 4. The Noble Poor: Jean Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith
Chapter 5. Empirical Influences and the Complexities of Poverty: Alexis de
Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill
Chapter 6. Poverty as a Challenge to Capitalist Economies: G. W. Hegel and
Karl Marx
Chapter 7. Poverty and Justice: John Rawls and Robert Nozick
Chapter 8. Conclusion