Distributional Justice

Introduction to Distributional Justice

Introducing the main theories of distributional justice the book covers utilitarianism and welfare economics, moving on to Rawls's social contract and the Sen/Nussbaum capability approach with a refreshingly readable style.

Chapter on Mothers and Children

There is a chapter covering the position of mothers and children in theories of justice.

Empirical Methods in Justice Analysis

The book then studies empirical methods used in analysing the distribution of economic goods, covering Lorenz curves and inequality measures.

Concepts of Income, Wealth, and Economic Goods

The concepts of income, wealth and economic goods are comprehensively discussed, with a particular view to their role in theories of justice.

Target Audience

This book is an important read for economists and other social scientists, as well as philosophers who want to quantify social and economic justice.