Description: Equitable Sharing : Distributing the Benefits and Detriments of Democratic Society, Hardcover by Kleven, Thomas, ISBN 0739184369, ISBN-13 9780739184363, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Equitable Sharing: Distributing the Benefits and Detriments of Democratic Societyargues that a principle of equitable sharing—one that requires the benefits and detriments of social life to be fairly distributed among all members of society—is fundamental to the concept of democracy and is implicit in the founding documents of the democratic society the United State purports to be. To illustrate the centrality of equitable sharing to democracy, this book examines the political philosophies of John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. Locke’s libertarianism, Mill’s utilitarianism, and Rawls’ egalitarianism represent major strains of Western democratic theory, and all contain a principle of equitable sharing in some form. To illustrate the centrality of equitable sharing to . society, th examines the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. While these documents do not set forth a particular version of equitable sharing, they contain elements of all of Locke’s, Mill’s and Rawls’ philosophies and evidence a commitment to equitable sharing as fundamental to the democratic society they contemplate. The task of . society throughout its existence has been to engage in an on-going dialogue that gives life to the commitment to equitable sharing set forth in its founding documents. As the elected representatives of the people and the repository of the powers through which to implement much of what equitable sharing requires, the primary responsibility for implementation rests with the legislative branch. This book argues that the Supreme Court, interacting with the public and the legislature, also has a meaningful role to play in the dialogue over the requirements of equitable sharing and can play this role in a manner consistent with democratic principles. This point is illustrated through a discussion of several contemporary issues: same sex marriage, racial integration in public schools, health care, and the regulation of the electoral process.
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Book Title: Equitable Sharing : Distributing the Benefits and Detriments of D
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Publication Name: Equitable Sharing : Distributing the Benefits and Detriments of Democratic Society
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Subject: Government / General, History & Theory, General, American Government / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Author: Thomas Kleven
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Law, Political Science
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
