An Eco-Pragmatic Approach to Inequality and Regulation

This paper offers commentary on Daniel Farber's forthcoming article, "Inequality and Regulation: Designing Rules to Address Race, Poverty, and Environmental Justice." The paper argues that Farber's contribution works on two levels. First, it can be seen as an application of Farber's earlier articulated philosophy of eco-pragmatism to the contemporary and urgent problem of environmental injustice in the United States. Second, the article can be seen as a methodological critique that strikes at the core of mainstream welfarist policy analysis. Pragmatic and radical at the same time, Farber's contribution is both timely and vital