E-grāmata: Inherited Wealth, Justice and Equality [Taylor & Francis e-book]

This collection of thirteen essays explores contemporary intellectual and legal discourse surrounding inheritance and bequeathing. They emerge from a workshop whose title the collection retains, though a few are sourced by other experts. They interrogate the history of property transfer among Western countries, with one notable exception: the second essay is about a 16th-century Spanish theologian's ethnological writings on New World natives and their version of dominion rights. Most though focus on the ways inheritance effects inequalities and the injustices that attend to them. Some focus on Enlightenment property rights theory, trustees and other wealth managers, the French's positive results of higher inheritance taxation, 19th -century inheritance equalization schemes, and more. The contributors are mostly European economics and law professors, but include several research institute directors. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The core of the book consists of a selection of papers presented at an international workshop where researchers from a variety of fields and countries discussed the connections between inherited wealth, justice and equality. The volume is complemented by a few other papers commissioned by the editors. The contributions cover historical, political, philosophical, sociological and economic aspects.