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020			_a9781848138438
082			_a320.011 MYE
100			_aMyers, Jason C.
245		0	_aPolitics of equality : _ban introduction
260			_aLondon
260			_bZed books
260			_c2010
300			_a159 p.
365			_b9000
365			_dRS
520			_aWhy are socialists, communists and social democrats concerned with the distribution of wealth? Why do they place so much importance on public goods such as education and health care? To what extent does democracy matter to socialist ideologies? In The Politics of Equality, Jason C. Myers sheds new light on questions like this, providing a readable, contemporary introduction to egalitarian political philosophy. Concentrating on ideas and values rather than on the rise and fall of parties and movements, the book offers crucial insights into a vital tradition of political thought and how it is key to our understanding of contemporary debates from Obama's plans for a national health care programme to the recent global wave of economic state regulation. This is essential reading for anyone interested in constructing a more just society.
650			_aEquality
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