October, 2009

October 2009: Best of the Blogs

Here’s a roundup of some notable blog posts in response to this month’s issue. Each post is longer than what I’ve quoted here — which tries only to give you an idea of where the author is headed. All are worth reading.
Rortybomb writes:

What good is money for? Well, in a liberal society, it’s [...]

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How Does Inequality Matter?

by Elizabeth Anderson
The Conversation
October 30th, 2009

There are many ways to measure economic inequality — for example, in terms of income, wealth, or consumption, either pre- or post- tax-and-transfer, or with reference to the use of material resources that are not personally owned, such as access to public goods provided by local governments, and command over the economic resources of corporations. [...]

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Why Oppose an Increase in Redistribution?

by Lane Kenworthy
The Conversation
October 30th, 2009

Will Wilkinson and John Nye, in their contributions to this exchange, have expressed explicit or implicit support for government action to reduce discrimination, enhance access to good schooling and health care, improve opportunity for employment, and boost the living standards of the poor. Good!
What both Will and John oppose is an increase in government action, [...]

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