Distributive Justice

by Michael Allingham

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415859107
• ISBN13: 9780415859103
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"