Equality and Justice, Vol 6: Desert and Entitlement

This collection of facsimile articles reprints the most influential essays on the subject of justice and equality published in the last hundred years. They represent the theoretical debates and practical aspirations of democratic societies and the institutions that govern them. Areas of coverage include the meaning, scope, and practical parameters defining contemporary notions of justice and social equality; the conceptual foundation for requiring minimum justice and equality; who is entitled to justice and equality and who is obliged to provide these conditions; the legitimacy and limitations of universal, procedural, legal concepts of justice and equality.