Luigi Einaudi e l'uguaglianza dei punti di partenza (Luigi Einaudi and the starting-gate theory)

Terenzio Maccabelli
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Terenzio Maccabelli: Università degli Studi di Brescia - Dipartimento di Studi Sociali

Il Pensiero Economico Italiano, 2012, vol. 20, issue 1, 171-188

Abstract: Starting-gate theory is an economic and social ideal that requires equal initial resources. It is not an ex-post distributive frame but an ex-ante condition: it implies only that people be provided with equal opportunities, leaving to the market the task of governing the final distribution. The paper examines the social philosophy of Luigi Einaudi, by focusing upon his conceptions of the starting-gate theory and the role of death duties as a means to reconcile equity with efficiency

Keywords: Luigi Einaudi; equal opportunities; inheritance tax debates; social philosophy (Luigi Einaudi; uguaglianza di opportunità; dibattito su imposte di successione; filosofia sociale) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B31 B51 H21 H24 H63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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