Inherited Wealth
Sociologist Beckert provides a thoughtful overview and analysis of the development of inheritance law in the US, Germany, and France, focusing on the period from the 1700s to the present. . . . Beckert successfully argues that the three countries' trajectories have reflected important cultural,...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton ; Oxford
Princeton University Press
2018, ©2008
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Right to Bequeath: Testamentary Freedom and the Individuality of Property
- 3. Equality and Inclusion: The Inheritance Rights of the Family
- 4. Political Structure and Inheritance Law: The Abolition of Entails
- 5. Social Justice through Redistribution? The Taxation of Inheritance
- 6. Conclusion: Discourses and Institutions
- Appendix: The method of content analysis of parlamentary debates
- Notes
- References
- Index