Economic Freedom and Social Justice : The Classical Ideal of Equality in Contexts of Racial Diversity /

This book analyses the egalitarian foundations of equality law from a classical liberal perspective by asking two central questions: does justice ideally demand equality? Are differences in abilities among people in some sense unfair? The book examines these questions in the context of racial divers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Njoya, Wanjiru (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism,
Subjects:	Schools of economics. Law and economics. Social justice. Human rights. Heterodox Economics. Law and Economics. Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Beyond the Civil Rights Legacy of Anti-Discrimination Legislation: the Intersection Between Equality Law and Fairness in Employment
Chapter 3: Contractual Freedom and Freedom of Association in Employment Law: the Juridical Roots of Individual Liberty
Chapter 4: Distinguishing Between Formal and Substantive Equality: Implications for Racial Inequality
Chapter 5: Judicial Interpretations of Race Discrimination and Harassment: Individual Liberty and Fair Process in Employment Disputes
Chapter 6: Legislative Interventions, Free Markets and Socio-Economic Inequality: a Survey of the Empirical Evidence
Chapter 7: Towards a New Understanding of Anti-Discrimination Law: the Inter-Dependence of Freedom and Equality
Chapter 8: Conclusion.