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When nobody is perfect, at least competition is less imperfect than at any time in the past. And of course it can be further improved. The optional society makes people compete for the distribution of income. First, the distribution within a society — between its rich, its middle classes and its poor. Second, the distribution between countries, between the rich, the middle-income, and the poor countries.
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© 1971 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Dovring, F., Dovring, K. (1971). Odds Against Equality: The Competition for Money, Freedom and Power. In: The Optional Society. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7502-9_4
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