Free and equal : a manifesto for a just society /
Daniel Chandler.
- American edition.
- xii, 414 pages ; 25 cm
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso "First published in hardcover in Great Britain in 2023 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK."--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-402) and index.
Preface to the American Edition Part One What’s Fair? A New Social Contract Rawls and His Critics Part Two 4. Freedom 5. Democracy 6. Equality of Opportunity 7. Shared Prosperity 8. Workplace Democracy Conclusion Afterword: From What to How Notes / Bibliography Index
Imagine: You are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it--rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century political philosopher, John Rawls. As economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler argues in this manifesto, it is by rediscovering Rawls that we can find a way out of the escalating crises that are devastating our world today. Taking Rawls's humane and egalitarian liberalism as his starting point, Chandler builds a case for a new progressive agenda that would fundamentally reshape our societies for the better. He shows how we can protect free speech and transcend the culture wars; get money out of politics; and create an economy where everyone has the chance to fulfill their potential, where prosperity is widely shared, and which operates within the limits of our finite planet. This is a book brimming with hope and possibility--an alternative to the cynicism that pervades our politics. --