Taking economic liberties seriously: a liberal argument for limiting economic inequality

In this paper, I confute the common assumption that a thick conception of economic liberties, including the basic rights to productive property, necessarily entails a weakening commitment to distributive requirements. The paper sustains that If, on the one hand, we have valid reasons to endorse a thick conception of economic liberties that is necessary for the adequate development and exercise of the moral powers of democratic citizenship, on the other hand, the same reasons should lead us to advocate that economic inequality should not exceed certain limits to ensure fair value of political and economic liberties.