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The Political Economy of Fortune and Misfortune

Prospects for Prosperity in Our Times

Scott Timcke (University of the West Indies at St Augustine)

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English
Bristol University Press
08 August 2023
Luck greatly influences a person’s quality of life. Yet little of our politics looks at how institutions can amplify good or bad luck that widens social inequality. But societies can change their luck.

Too often debates about inequality focus on the accuracy of data or modeling while missing the greater point about ethics and exploitation. In the wake of growing disparity between the 1% and other classes, this book combines philosophical insights with social theory to offer a much-needed political economy of life chances.

Timcke advances new thought on the role luck plays in redistributive justice in 21st Century capitalism.

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Imprint:   Bristol University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781529221756
ISBN 10:   1529221757
Pages:   180
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Scott Timcke is Senior Research Associate with Research ICT Africa. His research focuses on the transformations of race, class and technology during modernity.

Reviews for The Political Economy of Fortune and Misfortune: Prospects for Prosperity in Our Times

Timke's book is a theoretically sophisticated engagement with the concepts of luck, inequality and justice; what these mean under capitalism; and, crucially, what they could mean in the pursuit of social justice. A timely read that critically engages and expands the conceptual, philosophical and political boundaries. Carin Runciman, University of Edinburgh Timcke presents a cogent and compelling argument showing the structural opportunism of luck in shaping our understanding of the nature of distributional justice. Gary McCarron, Simon Fraser University Scott Timcke argues that liberalism lacks a good dose of Marxist historical materialism. Coming after the failures and crises of neoliberalism and the Third Way, Timcke's work makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of inequality, challenging assumptions about luck and meritocracy in contemporary capitalist societies. Sean Jacobs, The New School


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