The Birthright Lottery

The Birthright Lottery
Author :
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 294
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0674032713
ISBN-13 : 9780674032712
Rating : 4/5 (712 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Birthright Lottery by : Ayelet Shachar

Download or read book The Birthright Lottery written by Ayelet Shachar and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. There is little doubt that securing membership status in a given state bequeaths to some a world filled with opportunity and condemns others to a life with little hope. Gaining privileges by such arbitrary criteria as one’s birthplace is discredited in virtually all fields of public life, yet birthright entitlements still dominate our laws when it comes to allotting membership in a state. In The Birthright Lottery, Ayelet Shachar argues that birthright citizenship in an affluent society can be thought of as a form of property inheritance: that is, a valuable entitlement transmitted by law to a restricted group of recipients under conditions that perpetuate the transfer of this prerogative to their heirs. She deploys this fresh perspective to establish that nations need to expand their membership boundaries beyond outdated notions of blood-and-soil in sculpting the body politic. Located at the intersection of law, economics, and political philosophy, The Birthright Lottery further advocates redistributional obligations on those benefiting from the inheritance of membership, with the aim of ameliorating its most glaring opportunity inequalities.


The Birthright Lottery Related Books

The Birthright Lottery
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Ayelet Shachar
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. There is little doubt that securing membership stat
The Birthright
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Janette Oke
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-02 - Publisher: Bethany House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Facing the threat of war, can two families be united in peace amid the heartbreak?
Birthright
Language: en
Pages: 379
Authors: Stephen R. Kellert
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-13 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Human health and well-being are inextricably linked to nature; our connection to the natural world is part of our biological inheritance. In this engaging book,
The Birthright
Language: en
Pages: 394
Authors: Joseph Hocking
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1896 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Displaced
Language: en
Pages: 490
Authors: Bridget E. Baker
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-15 - Publisher: Purple Puppy Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"A fast moving, engaging tale in what promises to be an epic fantasy romance series," Kirkus Reviews. The first time Chancery’s twin sister tried to kill her