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"A renowned sociologist explains why capitalism is the most successful economic mechanism ever devised for improving material standards of large numbers of people" -- Amazon.com.

Monograph comprising a biographical account of the life of a. Philip randolph and his leadership of the civil rights social movement against racial discrimination and of the Black labour movement in the USA - covers his early life, his fight against racial segregation, etc. Bibliography pp. 165 to 167 and illustrations. Biography randolph a.p.

The din and deadlock of public life in America - where insults are traded, slogans proclaimed, and self-serving deals are made and unmade - reveal the deep disagreement that pervades our democracy. The disagreement is not only political but also moral, as citizens and their representatives increasingly take extreme and intransigent positions. A better kind of public discussion is needed, and Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson provide an eloquent argument...

This text outlines Avishai Margalit's social philosophy, based on the foundation that a decent or civilized society is one whose institutions do not humiliate the people under their authority, and whose citizens do not humiliate each other. This allows people to live together with dignity.

This book consists of two parts: the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," first published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples," a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than fifty years of reflection by John Rawls on liberalism and on some of the most pressing problems of our times.

"Human rights embody an international consensus on the minimum conditions for a life of dignity. They provide a foundation for action at home, as well as for international assistance and cooperation ... The Encyclopedia of Human Rights chronicles key developments in international law, in terms of both legal instruments and institutions, and it provides an overview of the political and social action that led to thier birth. It gives insight into key...

All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive 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. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished...