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The Myth of Ownership : Taxes and Justice by Liam B Murphy; Thomas Nagel; Oxford University Press is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Myth of Ownership : Taxes and Justice about?
In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Taking as a guiding principle the conventional nature of private property, Murphy and Nagel show how taxes can only be evaluated as part of the overall system of property rights that they help to create. Justice
Who reads The Myth of Ownership : Taxes and Justice?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Liam B Murphy; Thomas Nagel; Oxford University Press
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786610482115
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Business, Law, Economics
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (49 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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