Comparing Fairness : Relative Criteria of Economic Fairness with Applications.
Economic theory and philosophy have discussed concepts of fairness, but the criteria of fairness are in each case absolute: a situation is either fair or it is not. This book draws on these literatures to propose two criteria of relative fairness, and a hierarchical rule for the priority of applicat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire :
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,
2021.
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| Summary: | Economic theory and philosophy have discussed concepts of fairness, but the criteria of fairness are in each case absolute: a situation is either fair or it is not. This book draws on these literatures to propose two criteria of relative fairness, and a hierarchical rule for the priority of application of these criteria, with a view to comparison of practicable alternatives in public policy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781839108020 1839108029 |