The Pursuit of Equality in the West
Author | : Aldo Schiavone |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2022-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674975750 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674975758 |
Rating | : 4/5 (758 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Pursuit of Equality in the West by : Aldo Schiavone
Download or read book The Pursuit of Equality in the West written by Aldo Schiavone and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do democratic citizens have equal right to rule? Is it enough that they have equal standing before the law, or must there also be economic and social equality? Aldo Schiavone traces these questions and their diverse answers from the ancient world to the present and urges a new course to rescue democracies now suffering from excesses of inequality.