Angela Kallhoff is professor of ethics and applied ethics at the University of Vienna, Austria.

[A]rguments in favor of her thesis, constructed from both Constitutional, and Deliberative Democracy strands of thought are clearly presented in eight relatively short chapters, totaling 146 pages. . . .[T]he greatest merit of the book is to engage into a positive discussion on public goods, as opposed to the negative stance taken by economists in the market failure tradition. Where they focus on efficiency-restoring mechanisms, the philosopher takes fairness as the most important objective of public policy. Moreover, different perspectives emerge from the thicker conceptualization of individuals provided by philosophers like Kallhoff, as opposed to the narrower homo œconomicus or homo behavioralist of most economists. These observations illustrate the need for interdisciplinary dialogue on such complex questions as public goods.

• Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introducing Public Goods Chapter 3 Theoretical Background Chapter 4 Problems of Supply Reconsidered Chapter 5 Generating the Public Chapter 6 Claims for Social Justice Chapter 7 Political Self-Determination Chapter 8 Conditions of a Reasonable Pluralism Chapter 9 A Reply to Libertarians Chapter 10 Conclusion

Angela Kallhoff is professor of ethics and applied ethics at the University of Vienna, Austria.

[A]rguments in favor of her thesis, constructed from both Constitutional, and Deliberative Democracy strands of thought are clearly presented in eight relatively short chapters, totaling 146 pages. . . .[T]he greatest merit of the book is to engage into a positive discussion on public goods, as opposed to the negative stance taken by economists in the market failure tradition. Where they focus on efficiency-restoring mechanisms, the philosopher takes fairness as the most important objective of public policy. Moreover, different perspectives emerge from the thicker conceptualization of individuals provided by philosophers like Kallhoff, as opposed to the narrower homo œconomicus or homo behavioralist of most economists. These observations illustrate the need for interdisciplinary dialogue on such complex questions as public goods.

• Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introducing Public Goods Chapter 3 Theoretical Background Chapter 4 Problems of Supply Reconsidered Chapter 5 Generating the Public Chapter 6 Claims for Social Justice Chapter 7 Political Self-Determination Chapter 8 Conditions of a Reasonable Pluralism Chapter 9 A Reply to Libertarians Chapter 10 Conclusion

Angela Kallhoff is professor of ethics and applied ethics at the University of Vienna, Austria.

[A]rguments in favor of her thesis, constructed from both Constitutional, and Deliberative Democracy strands of thought are clearly presented in eight relatively short chapters, totaling 146 pages. . . .[T]he greatest merit of the book is to engage into a positive discussion on public goods, as opposed to the negative stance taken by economists in the market failure tradition. Where they focus on efficiency-restoring mechanisms, the philosopher takes fairness as the most important objective of public policy. Moreover, different perspectives emerge from the thicker conceptualization of individuals provided by philosophers like Kallhoff, as opposed to the narrower homo œconomicus or homo behavioralist of most economists. These observations illustrate the need for interdisciplinary dialogue on such complex questions as public goods.

• Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introducing Public Goods Chapter 3 Theoretical Background Chapter 4 Problems of Supply Reconsidered Chapter 5 Generating the Public Chapter 6 Claims for Social Justice Chapter 7 Political Self-Determination Chapter 8 Conditions of a Reasonable Pluralism Chapter 9 A Reply to Libertarians Chapter 10 Conclusion