Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls' idea of a property-owning democracy.
Offers new and essential insights into Rawls's idea of "property-owning democracy"
Addresses the proposed political and economic institutions and policies which Rawls's theory would require
Considers radical alternatives to existing forms of capitalism
Provides a major contribution to debates among progressive policymakers and activists about the programmatic direction progressive politics should take in the near future
About the Author
Martin O’Neill is Lecturer in Political Philosophy in the Department of Politics at the University of York. He has previously been Hallsworth Research Fellow in Political Economy at the University of Manchester, a Research Fellow in Philosophy and Politics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and a Hoover Fellow in Economic and Social Ethics at the Université catholique de Louvain. He is co-editor (with Shepley Orr) of a forthcoming book, Taxation and Political Philosophy.
Thad Williamson is Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, University of Richmond. He is the author of Sprawl, Justice and Citizenship: The Civic Costs of the American Way of Life, co-author (with Gar Alperovitz and David Imbroscio) of Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era, and co-editor (with Douglas Hicks) of the upcoming Leadership and Global Justice.
