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Global Distributive Justice and the State

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Many hold that the state has normative significance because its borders define the scope of egalitarian principles of distributive justice. On this view egalitarian principles of distributive justice should be applied within the state but should not be adopted at the global level. This article examines two reasons for accepting this view and for rejecting global egalitarianism, and finds both wanting. It then presents three challenges to any view that holds that the scope of principles of distributive justice should be determined by the boundaries of the state. It concludes by noting four distinct ways in which the state has normative significance, each of which can be endorsed by global egalitarians.

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  • Simon Caney, 2008. "Global Distributive Justice and the State," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 56(3), pages 487-518, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:56:y:2008:i:3:p:487-518
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00748.x
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