A Philosophy for a Fair Society
By: by Michael Hudson, G. J. Miller & Kris Feder.
Series: Georgist Paradigm Series
Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780856831614; 9780856831591
Subjects: Distributive justice.; Economic policy.; Right of property.; Single tax.
Genres: Non-fiction
Description: With the eclipse of the New Right, politicians now admit that society is in crisis. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution.

This book investigates the roots of the problem, both historically and theoretically. Dr Michael Hudson draws on archaeology and history, from Bronze Age Mesopotamia through Rome to Byzantium, to show how a destructive virus crept into the body politic. This led to a breakdown in man's relation to the environment and divided society into a wealthy ruling oligarchy and an impoverished majority.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Published in association with Centre for Incentive Taxation.
Table of contents: label: Prologue
title: The Archaeology of Economic Collapse: A 4000 Year Perspective, by Michael Hudson and Fred Harrison; title: Land Monopolization, Fiscal Crises and Clean Slate "Jubilee" Proclamations in Antiquity, by Michael Hudson; title: The Health and Wealth of the Nation: A Critique of the Welfare State, by G. J. Miller; title: Public Finance and the Co-operative Society, by Kris Feder