Ending Income Inequality

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-108-84284-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 678 g

Income inequality in America has been on the rise for decades, but policy and legal thought has yet to catch up. Both parties in the United States have been hesitant to intervene in the market to address this problem, while the income tax system has been touted as a better and more efficient way to tackle income inequality. However, the tax system itself has failed to keep pace with the widening gaps in income. Ending Income Inequality challenges arguments made by legal scholars in the field of law and economics, who have supported the tax system over redistributive legal rules. By examining specific areas of the law such as minimum wage, collective bargaining, antitrust law, intellectual property, and housing regulation, the book argues that using legal rules, in addition to income taxes, is a promising path to reverse rising inequality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dimick, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments; Part I. Introduction: 1. Orienting the argument; 2. Redistributing income efficiently; Part II. The Common Law: 3. Property; 4. Torts; 5. Contracts; Part III. Regulation and Functional Law: 6. Labor and Employment Law; 7. Antitrust; 8. Intellectual Property; 9. Housing Regulation; Part IV. Contents: 10. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dimick, Matthew
Matthew Dimick is Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo School of Law and Director of the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy.