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Envy-Freeness and Distributive Justice: A Reply to Kolm's Comment

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This reply takes up specific points raised by Professor Kolm over which there persists some disagreement between us. It offers a rather broad, philosophically oriented discussion of the issues. I explain why I think Kolm is right in preferring the term 'equity' to that of 'envy-freeness,' but I express moral doubts concerning the interpretation proposed by Kolm of equity as a criterion of equal liberty. On this basis, I then defend my own specific interpretation of equity as a welfarist-egalitarian criterion, and express some reluctance as to the alleged 'moral irrelevance' of individual preferences in the theory of equity. I also briefly discuss the conceptual role played by counterfactuals and try to mitigate somewhat Kolm's critique of the use of axioms involving 'imaginary' situations. Copyright 1996 by Blackwell Publishers Ltd

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  • Arnsperger, Christian, 1996. "Envy-Freeness and Distributive Justice: A Reply to Kolm's Comment," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 10(2), pages 217-223, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jecsur:v:10:y:1996:i:2:p:217-23
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