- Preface
- Introduction: The Puzzle of Birthright Citizenship
- I. Birthright Citizenship and Global Inequality
- 1. Reconceptualizing Membership: Citizenship as Inherited Property
- 2. Abolishing versus Resurrecting Borders: Moving Beyond the Binary Options
- 3. A New Basis for Global Redistribution: The Birthright Privilege Levy
- II. From Global to Local: Overinclusion, Underinclusion, and Democratic Legitimacy
- 4. Blood and Soil: Birthright Citizenship in the Domestic Arena
- 5. Popular Defenses of Birthright Citizenship and Their Limitations
- 6. Curtailing Inheritance: Towards a Jus Nexi Membership Allocation Principle
- Notes
- References
- Index


The Birthright Lottery
Citizenship and Global Inequality
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ISBN 9780674032712
Publication Date: 04/30/2009
Awards & Accolades
- 2010 Notable Book, International Ethics Section of the International Studies Association