Does altruism justify privileges?
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Keywords
Altruism; libertarianism; egalitarianism;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- K19 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Other
- K39 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Other
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HPE-2015-02-05 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-LAW-2015-02-05 (Law and Economics)
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