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Feb 8, 2024 · In the face of soaring wealth inequality, Ingrid Robeyns ‘ Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth calls for restrictions on individual fortunes. Robeyns puts forward a strong moral case for imposing wealth caps, though how to navigate the political and practical hurdles involved remains unclear, writes Stewart Lansley.
- Limitarianism: The case for capping personal wealth - LSE Blogs
That view is called limitarianism – a moral and political...
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In the face of soaring wealth inequality, Ingrid Robeyns ‘...
- Limitarianism: the case against extreme wealth
It’s often said that there shouldn’t be any billionaires....
- Limitarianism: The case for capping personal wealth - LSE Blogs
Mar 13, 2024 · That view is called limitarianism – a moral and political upper limit to how much personal wealth any one individual can have. What are the reasons for this view? In my book Limitarianism: The Case against Extreme Wealth , I unpack some of these reasons in detail, and back up the normative arguments with reference to empirical studies from a range of scientific disciplines.
Jan 16, 2024 · This is the question at the heart of Ingrid Robeyns’ thoughtful study, Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth. Robeyns, a professor of philosophy and economics at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, assesses the growing gap between that super-rich millionaires and billionaires and ever-increasing number ordinary people who populate the planet.
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Feb 18, 2024 · In the face of soaring wealth inequality, Ingrid Robeyns ‘ Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth calls for restrictions on individual fortunes. Robeyns puts forward a strong moral case for imposing wealth caps, though how to navigate the political and practical hurdles involved remains unclear, writes Stewart Lansley.
Feb 1, 2024 · "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" makes a great case for limiting personal wealth, taxing the super wealthy and redistributing their resources to society. This might be an unpopular philosophy, but Robeyns does a great job illustrating he point with interviews and direct quotes from those with an excessive amount of generational wealth.
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It’s often said that there shouldn’t be any billionaires. But this is a mistake. What we need is a world without decamillionaires – people having more than ten million pounds. That is what the philosopher Ingrid Robeyns from the University of Utrecht argues in her new book Limitarianism. The Case Against Extreme Wealth.
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Dec 9, 2022 · They argue that the case for limitarianism may be expanded and strengthened by critically examining and ultimately rejecting these objections. Jessica Flanigan and Christopher Freiman argue against preventing people from amassing extreme wealth via increased taxation. They discuss and reject both arguments Robeyns makes in favour of limitarianism.
