Socialism and the Common Good: New Fabian EssaysPreston T. King Taylor & Francis, 1996 - 313 pages Socialism and the Common Good brings together a set of writings by some of the leading social and political thinkers at work in Britain today. Its object is to place before the public some seminal discussions of a central theme which is both theoretical and practical, namely the role of the state in achieving social justice in modern market systems from a socialist perspective. These essays touch many subjects, such as state ownership, collectivism, communitarianism, individualism, equality, citizenship, and national identity. Is state ownership essential to the common good? Is it only one among many possible means of securing social justice? Is communitarianism a threat to civil liberty? Is it, by contrast, a necessary condition for efficacy and fairness? |
Contents
Socialism and the common good Anthony Arblaster | 3 |
an historical | 17 |
a choice of constituency Preston King | 63 |
Does society exist? The case for socialism Brian Barry | 115 |
Is collectivism essential? David Winter | 145 |
Citizenship rights and socialism Raymond Plant | 153 |
Friends Romans and consumers Martin Hollis | 183 |
The individualist premise and political | 201 |
Incentives inequality and community G A Cohen | 223 |
Citizenship and political obligation Bhiku Parekh | 259 |
permeable boundaries | 291 |
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