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PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

Introduction. The Political Dimensions of Economic Inequality

1    The Critique of Economic Inequality in Western Political Thought:
The Continuity of an Idea

2    The Liberal Republic and the Emergence of Capitalism:
The Political Theories of Optimism and Radicalism

3    The Transformation of American Capitalism:
From Class Antagonism to Reconciliation

4    Embracing Inequality:
The Reorientation of American Democracy

Conclusion. Restating the Case for Economic Equality

 

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX