Wealth and Power: Maintaining Political Equality in a Capitalist Society

Michael Bennett, Huub Brouwer, Rutger Claassen

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    Abstract

    Is political equality viable given the unequal private property holdings characteristic of a capitalist economy? This book places the wealth-politics nexus at the centre of scholarly analysis. Traditional theories of democracy and property have often ignored the ways in which the rich attempt to convert their wealth into political power, operating on the implicit assumption that politics is isolated from economic forces. This book brings the moral and political links between wealth and power into clear focus. The chapters are divided into three thematic sections. Part I analyses wealth and politics from the perspective of various political traditions, such as liberalism, republicanism, anarchism, and Marxism. Part II addresses the economic sphere, and looks at the political influence of corporations, philanthropists and commons-based organizations. Finally, Part III turns to the political sphere and looks at the role of political parties and constitutions, and phenomena such as corruption and lobbying.
    Wealth and Power: Philosophical Perspectives will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in political philosophy, political science, economics, and law.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationNew York
    PublisherRoutledge
    Number of pages356
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)9781003173632
    ISBN (Print)9781032003191
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
    PublisherRoutlegde

    Keywords

    • Wealth
    • Politics
    • Political Equality
    • Political power
    • Economics

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