The Global Third Way Debate
In: Democratization, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 187-188
ISSN: 1351-0347
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In: Democratization, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 187-188
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Democratization, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 187
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Renewal: politics, movements, ideas ; a journal of social democracy, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 27-38
ISSN: 0968-252X
In: British Journal of Political Science, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 507-532
In: British journal of political science, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 507-532
ISSN: 0007-1234
World Affairs Online
In: British journal of political science, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 507-532
ISSN: 0007-1234
In: Imprints: egalitarian theory and practice, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 213-234
ISSN: 1363-5964
In: British journal of political science, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 601-622
ISSN: 1469-2112
How should society structure income redistribution so as to correct for ineliminable inequalities in marketable talent? This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of an 'egalitarian earnings subsidy scheme' (ESS) in which individuals receive (or pay) a subsidy (or tax) for each pound earned based on the difference between their earnings potential and their society's average earnings potential. ESS corrects for brute luck inequality in earnings potentials in a well-targeted fashion; implements an attractive conception of reciprocity; and, in contrast to an alternative lump-sum tax proposal, does not entail the 'slavery of the talented'. However, any practicable version of ESS may undermine at least one other egalitarian objective – that of maintaining equality of status amongst unequally talented citizens. As a status-friendly alternative, we might try to approximate ESS through a more conventional redistribution scheme using taxes and subsidies that implicitly 'tag' low- and high-ability individuals. While it is difficult to draw any firm policy conclusions, it seems clear that the idea of talent-based taxes and subsidies on the model of ESS should occupy a more prominent place in our thinking about tax–benefits policy to tackle earnings inequality.
In: British journal of political science, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 601-622
ISSN: 0007-1234
How should society structure income redistribution so as to correct for ineliminable inequalities in marketable talent? This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of an 'egalitarian earnings subsidy scheme' (ESS) in which individuals receive (or pay) a subsidy (or tax) for each pound earned based on the difference between their earnings potential and their society's average earnings potential. ESS corrects for brute luck inequality in earnings potentials in a well-targeted fashion; implements an attractive conception of reciprocity; and, in contrast to an alternative lump-sum tax proposal, does not entail the 'slavery of the talented'. However, any practicable version of ESS may undermine at least one other egalitarian objective - that of maintaining equality of status amongst unequally talented citizens. As a status-friendly alternative, we might try to approximate ESS through a more conventional redistribution scheme using taxes and subsidies that implicitly 'tag' low- and high-ability individuals. While it is difficult to draw any firm policy conclusions, it seems clear that the idea of talent-based taxes and subsidies on the model of ESS should occupy a more prominent place in our thinking about tax-benefits policy to tackle earnings inequality. (British Journal of Political Science / FUB)
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In: Harvard international review, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 54-59
ISSN: 0739-1854
Examines economic and social ideas of the Labour government under Prime Minister Tony Blair, including rethinking role of the state in securing access to goods, equality through asset-building, and character-based social policy, and its agenda for constitutional and political reform; Great Britain.
In: British journal of political science, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 601-622
ISSN: 0007-1234
In: The political quarterly: PQ, S. 166-180
ISSN: 0032-3179
In: Harvard international review, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 54-59
ISSN: 0739-1854
In: Renewal: politics, movements, ideas ; a journal of social democracy, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 29-38
ISSN: 0968-252X