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Distributive Justice (Hardcover, New)
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Distributive Justice (Hardcover, New)
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This book presents a critical appraisal of the main theories of
distributive justice. It develops the view that all such theories,
or at least all liberal theories, may be seen as expressions of
laissez-faire with compensations for factors that they consider to
be morally arbitrary. More precisely, these theories are
interpreted as specifying that the outcome of individuals acting
independently, without the intervention of any central authority,
is just, provided that those who fare ill for reasons that the
theories deem to be arbitrary, for example, because they have fewer
talents than others, receive compensation from those who fare well.
The principal theories discussed are Rawls's justice as fairness,
Dworkin's equality of resources, what may loosely be called
Steiner-Vallentyne common ownership theories, and Nozick's
entitlements theory. The book considers the extent, if any, to
which the theories examined can accommodate both liberty and
equality. It concludes that if any such accommodation is possible
it will be found in common ownership theories.
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