What Should Egalitarians Believe?

O’Neill, Martin

doi:10.1111/j.1088-4963.2008.00130.x

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“…Amartya Sen (1980) dubbed this the "equality of what?" question (Cohen 1989;Scheffler 2003;O'Neill 2008). Of the answers that have been given to it, three have gained promi nence: welfare (see well-being), resources, and capabilities (see capabilities).…”

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Equality

Young¹

2016

The International Encyclopedia of Ethics

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Equality is a comparative notion: thus, for example, there is equality between two people in relation to a benefit or a burden when each receives the same benefit or shoulders the same burden. That it is a comparative notion is common to all accounts of equality. This essay considers the nature of equality when viewed as a substantive component of social distributive justice; outlines and reviews some suggested measurements of equality; outlines and critically discusses some frequently voiced criticisms of the pursuit of equality; and notes some ongoing controversies about the scope of equality among those who consider it central to issues of social distributive justice.

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Equality

Young¹

2016

The International Encyclopedia of Ethics

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“…A critical synthesis may seem like a simple task, but the project is hardly straightforward. Arguments that can be considered derivative egalitarian are dispersed over a number of distinct literatures, including economics (Milanovic 2005), political economy (Wade 2007), political philosophy (O'Neill 2008;Scanlon 2003), and international relations (Beitz 2001). The article brings together similar objections to global inequality raised by these various disciplines and tries to generate a dialogue between compatible yet disconnected arguments that fall under the rubric of DGE.…”

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Why Global Inequality Matters: Derivative Global Egalitarianism

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Keba²

2011

Journal of International Political Theory

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This article integrates empirical and normative discussions about why global economic inequalities matter in critically examining an approach known as derivative global egalitarianism (DGE). DGE is a burgeoning perspective that opposes excessive global economic inequality not based on the intrinsic value of equality but inequality's negative repercussions on other values. The article aims to advance the research agenda by identifying and critically evaluating four primary varieties of DGE arguments from related but distinct literatures, which span a number of disciplines, including economics, international relations, and political philosophy. Overall, DGE offers a number of persuasive arguments as to why current levels of global inequality are of concern, but aspects of DGE beg further philosophical and empirical examination. By situating DGE within the wider theoretical and empirical contexts, this article provides resources for its critical assessment and theoretical development.

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“…9, and Temkin . For other work that emphasises the impersonal value of relational equality, see Elford and O'Neill .…”

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