The Cost Of Rights Why Liberty Depends On Taxes

Author : Stephen Holmes
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393320336
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cost of Rights written by Stephen Holmes and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished myths, this book presents a radically illuminating view of our most precious rights.

Author : Stephen Holmes
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393344320
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes written by Stephen Holmes and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets. The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it—and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights provides a useful corrective to the all-or-nothing feel of much political debate nowadays (The Economist).

Author : Judge Antonio Augusto (former Judge of the International Court of Justice Cancado Trindade, former Judge of the Internationational Court of Justice and former Judge and President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192893491
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Law of Human Rights written by Judge Antonio Augusto (former Judge of the International Court of Justice Cancado Trindade, former Judge of the Internationational Court of Justice and former Judge and President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only textbook in the area to take a Global South perspective, drawing on the expertise of the authors and bringing in perspectives from a leading judge in the field. International Law of Human Rights takes students through a rigorous exploration of the theoretical foundations and principles of the subject, alongside current practice and procedures.- Provides a unique Global South perspective, offering a broad view of the subject area.- Focuses on the historical and philosophical foundations of human rights before exploring global and regional systems for their protection, and key substantive rights.- Presents a clear and accurate account of current human rights law practice.- Deep discussion and thorough analysis supported by 'further reflections' and 'critical debate' sections, and summaries of key cases.- Insightful testimonial from the distinguished Judge Cançado Trindade helps to bring a complex discipline to life.- Also available as an e-book with features and links that offer extra learning support.

Author : David Weissbrodt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351545051
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Development of International Human Rights Law written by David Weissbrodt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays selected for this volume, written by some of the worlds most respected experts on human rights, encompass the development of human rights law from its philosophical underpinnings and address many of its current controversies. The collected essays explore the drafting of major human rights instruments, including the political challenges that shaped those instruments; examine the interrelationship of various claimed rights; and identify factors producing compliance with - and violation of - human rights law. Other contributions analyze the role of non-governmental organizations in achieving better human rights protections as well as the danger of claiming too many rights, and the tension between rights and security. Contrasting viewpoints in several essays highlight some of the key conflicts in the field. An introductory essay provides a roadmap marking the collection‘s major themes, and tracing the relationship between those themes. Taken together, the essays emphasize the legal underpinnings of the human rights regime and as such, the collection provides an essential, wide-ranging account of this important part of international law, procedure and practice.

Author : Jason Brennan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131748679X
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism written by Jason Brennan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libertarians often bill their theory as an alternative to both the traditional Left and Right. The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism helps readers fully examine this alternative without preaching it to them, exploring the contours of libertarian (sometimes also called classical liberal) thinking on justice, institutions, interpersonal ethics, government, and political economy. The 31 chapters--all written specifically for this volume--are organized into five parts. Part I asks, what should libertarianism learn from other theories of justice, and what should defenders of other theories of justice learn from libertarianism? Part II asks, what are some of the deepest problems facing libertarian theories? Part III asks, what is the right way to think about property rights and the market? Part IV asks, how should we think about the state? Finally, part V asks, how well (or badly) can libertarianism deal with some of the major policy challenges of our day, such as immigration, trade, religion in politics, and paternalism in a free market. Among the Handbook's chapters are those from critics who write about what they believe libertarians get right as well as others from leading libertarian theorists who identify what they think libertarians get wrong. As a whole, the Handbook provides a comprehensive, clear-eyed look at what libertarianism has been and could be, and why it matters.

Author : Joseph Heath
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
ISBN 13 : 1554687691
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Filthy Lucre written by Joseph Heath and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economists have a bad reputation. Not only do they assume that everyone is self-interested and amoral, they are almost always cheerleaders for the free market. As a result, most people who do not already share their beliefs ignore everything that economists have to say. This is a problem. Even among the highly educated, economics is a minefield of fallacies and errors. Among those who know little about the subject—a group that includes the average taxpayer and consumer, as well as most journalists, political activists and politicians—almost every widely held belief is false. The level of economic illiteracy is stunning. Filthy Lucre aims to level the playing field and, in this time of enormous market volatility and unprecedented instability, raise our level of economic literacy. Drawing on everyday examples to skewer the six favourite economic fallacies of the right and then the left, we learn why the right wing so wrongly believes that capitalism is the natural order of things, that any tax cut is a good tax cut, and that personal responsibility can solve any problem. And, contrary to how the left feels, why we must resist the urge to fiddle with prices, why the pursuit of profit is not such a bad thing, and why, despite efforts to improve or even fix wages, some jobs will always suck.

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rights of Man written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vanessa S. Williamson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691191603
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Read My Lips written by Vanessa S. Williamson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxes Conventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents a surprising picture of tax attitudes in the United States. Vanessa Williamson demonstrates that Americans view taxpaying as a civic responsibility and a moral obligation. But they worry that others are shirking their duties, in part because the experience of taxpaying misleads Americans about who pays taxes and how much. Perceived "loopholes" convince many income tax filers that a flat tax might actually raise taxes on the rich, and the relative invisibility of the sales and payroll taxes encourages many to underestimate the sizable tax contributions made by poor and working people. Americans see being a taxpayer as a role worthy of pride and respect, a sign that one is a contributing member of the community and the nation. For this reason, the belief that many Americans are not paying their share is deeply corrosive to the social fabric. The widespread misperception that immigrants, the poor, and working-class families pay little or no taxes substantially reduces public support for progressive spending programs and undercuts the political standing of low-income people. At the same time, the belief that the wealthy pay less than their share diminishes confidence that the political process represents most people. Upending the idea of Americans as knee-jerk opponents of taxes, Read My Lips examines American taxpaying as an act of political faith. Ironically, the depth of the American civic commitment to taxpaying makes the failures of the tax system, perceived and real, especially potent frustrations.

Author : Richard Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty written by Richard Price and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
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Download or read book Legal Scholarship Symposium written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: