‘Bringing the Middle Classes Back In’ An Egalitarian Case for (Truly) Universal Public Services

Authors

  • Shlomi Segall University of Oxford

Abstract

Some egalitarians argue against public services that are free for all, on the grounds that free access appears to primarily benefit the middle classes. I advocate, instead, the inclusion of the middle classes in public services, arguing that only truly universal intake of public services prevents the inegalitarian effects of economic segregation. Such universal participation in public services is achieved, partly, through subsidies for, and regulation of, privately produced services.

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2024-01-12

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Segall, S. (2024). ‘Bringing the Middle Classes Back In’ An Egalitarian Case for (Truly) Universal Public Services. Ética, economía Y Bienes Comunes, 2(1). Retrieved from https://journal.upaep.mx/index.php/EthicsEconomicsandCommonGoods/article/view/54

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2004)

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Research articles

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