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Why Social Justice Matters Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

by Brian Barry

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In the past twenty years, social injustice has increased enormously in Britain and the United States, regardless of the party in power. At the same time, the idea of social justice itself has been subverted, as the mantras of personal responsibility and equal opportunity have been employed as an excuse for doing nothing about the enrichment of the few at the expense of the many and for making ever harsher demands on the poor and vulnerable. With grace and wit, Brian Barry exposes the shoddy logic and distortion of reality that underpins this ideology. Once we understand the role of the social structure in limiting options, we have to recognize that really putting into practice ideas such as equal opportunity and personal responsibility would require a fundamental transformation of almost all existing institutions.

Barry argues that only if inequalities of wealth and income are kept within a narrow range can equal prospects for education, health and autonomy be realized. He proposes a number of policies to achieve a more equal society and argues that they are economically feasible. But are they politically possible? The apparent stability of the status quo is delusory, he responds: radical changes in our way of life are unavoidable. Whether these changes are for better or for worse depends partly on the availability of a coherent set of principles and a programme flowing from them that is capable of mobilizing the growing discontent with business as usual'.

That is, ultimately, why social justice matters.

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  • Title Why Social Justice Matters
  • Author Brian Barry
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Polity Press
  • Date 2005-03-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780745629926 / 074562992X
  • Weight 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Social justice
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005297365
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.372

About the author

Brian Barry is Lieber Professor of Political Philosophy at Columbia University.

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