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Investing for a property-owning democracy? Towards a philosophical analysis of investment practices

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2013
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Marti, E. (2013). Investing for a property-owning democracy? Towards a philosophical analysis of investment practices. Analyse & Kritik, 35(1), 219–236. https://doi.org/10.1515/auk-2013-0117

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In this paper I show why investment practices matter for a property-owning democracy (POD) and how political philosophers can analyse them. I begin by documenting how investment practices influence income distribution. Empirical research suggests that investments that force corporations to maximise shareholder value, which I refer to as ‘shareholder value investing’, increase income inequality. By contrast, there is evidence that socially responsible investing (SRI) could bring society closer to a POD. Following that, I sketch how fin

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  • Marti, Emilio
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35

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1

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219

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236

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2013

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2019-08-30

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0171-5860

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Marti, E. (2013). Investing for a property-owning democracy? Towards a philosophical analysis of investment practices. Analyse & Kritik, 35(1), 219–236. https://doi.org/10.1515/auk-2013-0117

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