Fairness, responsibility, and welfare / / Marc Fleurbaey

• Autore: Fleurbaey Marc
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (812 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.61
• Soggetto topico: Social justice; Welfare economics; Responsibility
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-287) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Defining fairness; 2 Distributing fairly; 3 Introduction to incentive issues; 4 Unequal skills; 5 Income redistribution; 6 Risk, insurance and option luck; 7 Fresh starts; 8 Utilitarian reward; 9 Inequalities of opportunity and social mobility; 10 Responsibility, freedom and social justice; Bibliography; Index; Footnotes
• Sommario/riassunto: Many philosophers now define social justice in terms of equal opportunities and economists have incorporated such notions in a new kind of welfare economics in which personal responsibility plays a key role. This book takes a critical perspective and combines philosophical scrutiny with economic analysis to elaborate on these recent developments. - ;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
• Titolo autorizzato: Fairness, responsibility, and welfare
• ISBN: 0-19-160757-6; 0-19-180857-1; 1-281-76999-1; 9786611769994; 0-19-155071-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808370603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II