Introduction; 1. Foundations: property; 2. Foundations: distribution; 3. Foundations: work; 4. Remedies: property; 5. Remedies: distribution; 6. Remedies: work; Conclusion.
Gary Chartier elaborates a version of economic justice rooted in the natural law tradition.
Gary Chartier is Associate Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University.
'The revival of natural law theory with respect to foundational
issues in ethics and politics has been matched stride for stride
with an application of that view to controversial issues of public
morality - abortion, euthanasia, stem-cell research, homosexual
conduct, and so forth. What we had not yet seen is anything like a
systematic account of how the natural law view should be brought to
bear on central issues of economic justice. But we now have Gary
Chartier's Economic Justice and Natural Law, a book exhibiting the
dual virtues of a subtle understanding of natural law ethics with a
richly detailed awareness of the economic matters about which the
natural law should have something to say. We are all, whether
friend or foe of the natural law view, in Chartier's debt for his
putting natural law theory to the test in this way.' Mark C.
Murphy, Georgetown University
'The new natural law theory of ethics is a powerful and important
way of thinking about how to live in today's world. The question of
how to apply that theory in the political, economic, and legal
spheres is only just beginning to be asked. Gary Chartier's book
provides an elegant, clear, and well-informed guide to how natural
law theorists might go about answering that question in detail. It
will be essential reading for anyone who wants to think hard about
these issues.' Timothy Chappel, The Open University
'Gary Chartier's perceptive, timely, and beautifully ordered book
moves easily between the theoretical and the concrete. It
demonstrates how the new classical natural law theory illuminates
the ideal foundations of economic justice and the measures needed
to rectify injustice in a non-ideal world. Chartier's examination
of issues including at-will employment, peasants' property
interests in the land they work, workplace democracy, and urban
renewal is probing and trenchant. This fine study reflects broad
reading without descending into pedantry, and its lucid
organization and graceful style make it accessible to a wide range
of readers.' Stephen R. Munzer, University of California, Los
Angeles
'Gary Chartier's important and original book sets out a rich,
illuminating framework for addressing questions of economic
justice. The arguments are thoughtful and wide-ranging, and the
writing is crisp and elegant. A valuable reference point for future
work.' Jonathan Crowe, University of Queensland
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