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The politics of illusions : introduction -- The inconsistency of aims -- The denial of responsibility -- The corruption of justice -- The groundlessness of egalitarianism -- The myth of equality -- The tyranny of do-gooders -- The menace of moralism -- The ideology of freedom -- The burden of double-mindedness -- The rhetoric of toleration -- The politics of fairy tales -- The illusions of egalitarianism vs. the realities of politics : conclusion

Using the methods of reasoned history and comparative statistics, this work arrives at an assessment of egalitarianism. It traces the rise of egalitarianism from the Renaissance and Reformation onwards. A complementary approach is provided by a wide survey of actual distributions of income and wealth

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Rise Of Egalitarianism -- 1. Early Principles of Inequality and Equality -- 1.1 The Greek view of inequality -- 1.2 Equality before the law of nature -- 1.3 The medieval view of inequality -- 2. The Transition to Liberalism -- 2.1 The sources of change: the breaking up of authority -- 2.2 The sources of change: the shaping of new habits of mind -- 2.3 The impact of change: Sir Thomas More's Utopia -- 2.4 Individualism -- 3. The Equality of Man in the Eighteenth Century -- 3.1 Locke and equality -- 3.2 The Declaration of Independence -- 3.3 The Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizens -- 3.4 Social inequality as the British eighteenth century saw it -- 3.5 The English tradition of revolt and levelling -- 3.6 The limits of eighteenth-century liberalism -- 4. Eighteenth-Century Developments Propitious to Egalitarianism -- 4.1 Monetization and political arithmetick -- 4.2 Taxation as an instrument of redistribution -- 4.3 The bond of common humanity -- 5. Action Delayed -- 5.1 The obstacles to redistribution -- 5.2 Early socialism-was not primarily egalitarian -- 6. The Movement into Redistribution -- 6.1 The rise of administration -- 6.2 The later development of administration -- 6.3 The expansion of resources -- 6.4 A new view of society -- 6.5 Marx and equality -- 7. The Formation of Modern Egalitarianism -- 7.1 Changes in the setting -- 7.2 The growing awareness of social need -- 7.3 Changes of outlook -- 7.4 The years of application -- 7.5 The difference of attitudes in the United States -- 8. Issues and Influences Reviewed -- 8.1 The justification of inequality -- 8.2 The grounds of belief in personal equality -- 8.3 The possibility of changing society -- 8.4 The promotion of egalitarianism as a practical policy -- 8.5 A consideration of causes.

This book takes an unflinching look at the difficult, often emotional issues that arise when egalitarianism collies with individual liberties, ultimately showing why the kind of egalitarianism preached by socialists and other sentimentalists is not an option in a free society.

Social democracy has made a political comeback in recent years, especially under the influence of the Third Way. Not everyone is convinced, however, that Third Way social democracy is the best means of reviving the Left's project. This book considers this dissent and offers an alternative approach. Bringing together a range of social and political theories, After the new social democracy engages with some of the most important contemporary debates regarding the present direction and future of the Left. Drawing upon egalitarian, feminist and environmental ideas it proposes that the social-democratic tradition can be renewed but only if the dominance of conservative ideas is challenged more effectively. It explores a number of issues with this aim in mind, including justice, the state, democracy, new technologies, future generations and the advances in genetics. Lively and authoritative, After the new social democracy offers a distinctive contribution to political ideas. It will appeal to all of those interested in politics, philosophy, social policy and social studies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Tables, Maps and Diagrams -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Colonial Domination as a Process of Marginalisation -- 1.1. The Political Economy of Settler Colonialism in New South Wales -- 1.2. Secondary Elaborations: Colonial Occupation of the Macleay River Valley -- 2. The Economic Incorporation of the Dhan-Gadi -- 2.1. The Seasonal Rhythm of Rural Employment -- 2.2. The Perpetuation of a Subsistence Ideology -- 3. Encapsulation, Involution and the Reconstitution of Social Life -- 3.1. The Post-Frontier Context -- 3.2. The Decline of Inter-group Relations -- 3.2(a) The decline of 'right sort' marriages -- 3.2(b) The end of the initiation ceremonies -- 4. Creative Bricolage and Cultural Domination -- 4.1. The Reconstitution of Everyday Life -- 4.2. The Social Significance of the Camp-Fire -- 5. The Evolution of State Control (1880-1940): Segregated Dirt or Assimilation? -- 5.1. Legalistic Custodianship -- 5.2. The Construction of Aboriginality -- 5.3. The Emergence of New Strategies of Intervention -- 5.4. Dependency and Domestication -- 5.5. Resistance to the 'Persecution Board' -- 6. The New Order: The Aborigines' Welfare Board -- 6.1. The Eclipse of the 'Persecution Board' -- 6.2. Assimilation: the Construction of a New Discourse -- 6.3. The Emergence of a Culture of Resistance -- 6.4. The Struggle for Social Meaning -- 7. The Deregulation of a Colonial Being: the Aboriginal as Universal Being -- 7.1. The Politics of Assimilation -- 7.2. The Deterritorialisation and Scientisation of State Control -- 7.3. Formal Egalitarianism as Assimilation -- 7.4. The Quantification of Aboriginality -- 8. Racism as Egalitarianism: Changes in Racial Discourse -- 8.1. Egalitarianism: the Totem of Equality.