Probable Justice: Risk, Insurance, and the Welfare State
Autor Rachel Z. Friedmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 2020
Probable Justice traces a history of social insurance from the eighteenth century to today, from the earliest ideas of social accountability through the advanced welfare state of collective responsibility and risk. At the heart of Rachel Z. Friedman’s investigation is a study of how probability theory allows social insurance systems to flexibly measure risk and distribute coverage. The political genius of social insurance, Friedman shows, is that it allows for various accommodations of needs, risks, financing, and political aims—and thereby promotes security and fairness for citizens of liberal democracies.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226730936
ISBN-10: 022673093X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 022673093X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Rachel Z. Friedman is a member of the Buchmann Faculty of Law and a faculty affiliate of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Tel Aviv University.
Cuprins
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Origins of Risk and the Growth of Insurance
Chapter 2: Probabilistic Justice and the Beginnings of Social Insurance
Chapter 3: The Promise of Probability
Chapter 4: The Collectivization of Risk and the Early Welfare States
Chapter 5: The Egalitarian Welfare State and the Ambiguities of Insurance
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Chapter 1: The Origins of Risk and the Growth of Insurance
Insurance: A Brief Primer
The Early History of Modern Insurance
Probability Theory and the Doctrine of Aleatory Contracts
Life Insurance and Probabilistic Justice
The Early History of Modern Insurance
Probability Theory and the Doctrine of Aleatory Contracts
Life Insurance and Probabilistic Justice
Chapter 2: Probabilistic Justice and the Beginnings of Social Insurance
Precursors to Social Insurance
The First Social Insurance Plans: Mutual Insurance Writ Large
The First Social Insurance Plans: Mutual Insurance Writ Large
Chapter 3: The Promise of Probability
The Practical Aims of Late-Classical Probability
Between Individual Choice and Social Responsibility
Social Insurance in Theory and in Practice
Between Individual Choice and Social Responsibility
Social Insurance in Theory and in Practice
Chapter 4: The Collectivization of Risk and the Early Welfare States
The Rise of the Collective View of Chance
Risk in the Early Welfare States
Risk in the Early Welfare States
Chapter 5: The Egalitarian Welfare State and the Ambiguities of Insurance
The Egalitarian Welfare State Emerges
Subjective Probability and the Personalization of Chance
The Egalitarian Welfare State without Probability
The Fate of Social Insurance in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Subjective Probability and the Personalization of Chance
The Egalitarian Welfare State without Probability
The Fate of Social Insurance in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Recenzii
"[Probable Justice] is a fascinating book linking the increasing understanding of the mathematics of probability and risk from the Enlightenment to the development of the welfare state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through to today."
"An extremely timely and worthwhile read. Probability theory, economic theory, and social responsibility theory support an intriguing discourse to satisfy the academic appetite. . . . Friedman provides rich context to allow for further research and exploration. . . . Highly recommended."
"Tracing a conceptual and political history of the practice from the time of the French Revolution through the present, Friedman argues that social insurance is a distributive regime that by its nature combines distinct principles and aims, including individual liberty or autonomy and social equality or solidarity. Her argument has implications for the definition, protection,and promotion of social rights and the role of anti-discrimination law with respect to private insurance."
"[Tremendously] valuable for helping us reflect on our predicament.”
"Normative theory, in particular, ought to heed Friedman’s careful examination of the foundational ideas behind the modern welfare state and the distinction it points to between forward- and backward-facing ideals of justice."
“Probable Justice advances a strikingly original—and quite brilliant—argument about the common duality of probability as a philosophical concept and social insurance as a political expedient, both of which Friedman reveals are essentially ‘Janus-faced.’”
“Friedman powerfully brings together three traditions of thought: theory on risk and probability, ethical principles of distributive justice, and political theory on the purpose of social insurance or the welfare state. Her image of civil society as a great mutual insurer with coercive power will reorient political thinking on the welfare state.”
“Probable Justice is a brilliant synthesis of the history of insurance and theories of probability. It combines social theory (e.g., social insurance and the welfare state) with an outstanding discussion of the ambiguities in probability theory. One of the most illuminating books I have encountered on the influence of probabilistic ideas on theories of justice.”
“Friedman’s thoughtful and thought-provoking study reveals how diverse conceptions of probability have always been morally tinged. Whether framed as prudential individualism, frequentist solidarity, or a subjective bet, how we calculate risk turns out to have far-reaching consequences for how we think about what the state owes its citizens and citizens owe each other.”