Fairness, responsibility, and welfare

What is a fair distribution of resources and other goods when individuals are partly responsible for their achievements? This book develops a theory of fairness incorporating a concern for personal responsibility, opportunities and freedom. With a critical perspective, it makes accessible the recent...

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Hoofdauteur: Fleurbaey, Marc
Andere auteurs: Marc Fleurbaey
Taal:Undetermined
English
Gepubliceerd in: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Samenvatting:What is a fair distribution of resources and other goods when individuals are partly responsible for their achievements? This book develops a theory of fairness incorporating a concern for personal responsibility, opportunities and freedom. With a critical perspective, it makes accessible the recent developments in economics and philosophy that define social justice in terms of equal opportunities. It also proposes new perspectives and original ideas. The book separates mathematical sections from the rest of the text, so that the main concepts and ideas are easily accessible to non-technical readers...
Fysieke beschrijving:x, 295 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:019921591X
97801992115911