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Entitlement theory of justice and end-state fairness in the allocation of goods

Robert Nozick allegedly introduced his liberal theory of private ownership as an objection to theories of end-state justice. Nevertheless, we show that, in a stylized framework for the allocation of goods in joint ventures, both approaches can be seen as complementary. More precisely, in such a context, self-ownership (the basis for Nozick's entitlement theory of justice) followed by voluntary transfer (Nozick's principle of just transfer) can lead to end-state fairness (as well as Pareto efficiency). Furthermore, under a certain solidarity condition, the only way to achieve end-state fairness, following Nozick's procedure, is to endorse an egalitarian rule for the initial assignment of rights.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Working Paper ; No. 2016-14

Classification
Wirtschaft

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Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Ju, Biung-Ghi
Moreno-Ternero, Juan D.
Event
Veröffentlichung
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University of Massachusetts, Department of Economics
(where)
Amherst, MA
(when)
2016

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  • Ju, Biung-Ghi
  • Moreno-Ternero, Juan D.
  • University of Massachusetts, Department of Economics

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  • 2016

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