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The 'Deserving' Rich? Inequality, Morality and Social Policy

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ID2115245
AutoresKaren Rowlingson (0000-0002-3541-6466, University of Birmingham, autor de correspondencia), Stuart Connor (0000-0002-4573-4468, University of Birmingham)
Año2011
Volumen40
Número3
Páginas437-452
Fecha de publicación2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047279410000668
OpenAlexW2169646707
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas41
Referencias citadas23

There is a long tradition in social policy of discussing and critiquing the notion of 'deservingness' in relation to 'the poor'. This paper will apply such debates to 'the rich' to consider the grounds on which this group might be considered 'deserving'. The paper identifies three sets of arguments. The first set of arguments concerns the appropriateness ofrewardingmerit/hard work/effort/risk-taking etc. The second concerns more consequentialist/economic arguments about providingincentivesfor wealth creation. And the third considers thecharacterand behaviour of the rich. As well as discussing the potential criteria for deservingness, the paper will also debate whether thedegreeof income and wealth gained by the rich is deserved. Finally, the paper will discuss the social policy implications, including taxation policies, which emerge from this debate

Economic inequality · Economics · Incentive · Inequality · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Morality · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · Relation (database) · Set (abstract data type) · Social policy · Sociology · Welfare economics · Work (physics) · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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