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Children And Theories Of Social Justice

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Hilde Bojer

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This paper is about children as subjects of social justice. It argues that economic welfare theory, utilitarianism, and other theories of justice based on utility theory assume rational individuals with stable preferences, and therefore cannot be applied to children. Libertarian justice treats children as possessions of the parents without rights of their own. A Rawlsian social contract, on the other hand, can be extended to include children. The main part of the paper consists of an attempt to sketch such an extension. It argues that justice to children is basic to Rawlsian justice, and that the Rawlsian case for equality is strengthened when children are taken into account. The principle of extensive liberty, when applied to children, must imply that children cannot properly be regarded as the possession of their parents.

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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Feminist Economics.

Volume (Year): 6 (2000)
Issue (Month): 2 (July)
Pages: 23-39
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Keywords: Children Distributional Justice Justice Rawls;

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  1. Folbre, Nancy, 1994. "Children as Public Goods," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 84(2), pages 86-90, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Hilde Bojer, 1996. "Children and Distributional Justice," Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, vol. 23, pages 121-131. [Downloadable!]
  3. Nelson, Julie A, 1993. "Household Equivalence Scales: Theory versus Policy?," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 11(3), pages 471-93, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Jo Thori Lind, 2001. "Tout est au mieux dans ce meilleur des ménages possibles The Pangloss critique of equivalence scales," Discussion Papers 296, Research Department of Statistics Norway. [Downloadable!]
  2. Scott R. Steele, 2002. "Gender-Based Advantage: A Model Of Emerging And Constructed Opportunities," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 8(3), pages 77-97, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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