The Birthright Lottery Citizenship and Global Inequality |
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Author:
| Shachar, Ayelet |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-05459-2 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.