Distributional Justice: Theory and Measurement

ISBN-13: 9780415406390 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 152 str.

Hilde Bojer

Opis

Introducing the main theories of distributional justice, this book covers utilitarianism and welfare economics, Rawls social contract, and the Sen/Nussbaum capability approach. It discusses the concepts of income, wealth and economic goods. It is intended for economists, social scientists, and philosophers.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. About Distibutional Justice  3. Deserts and Fruits of our Labour  4. Welfarism: Utilitarianism and Welfare Economics  5. John Rawls's Theory of Justice: The Social Contract  6. Equality of What?: Resources and Capabilities  7. Libertarianism and Marxism  8. Children and their Mothers  9. Income and Wealth  10. Household Income  11. What we Should Measure?  12. Lorenz Curves and Inequality Measures  13. Social Evaluation of Inequality  14. Some Inequality Measures  15. Poverty  16. Decomposition of Inequality Measures

O autorze

Hilde Bojer