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Wicksell and the Scandinavian and public choice traditions
Johnson, Marianne - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 584-594
understanding of “justice” as a way to understanding the evolution of two such divergent traditions. Design … examined. Findings – Both the public choice and Swedish welfare traditions based on Wicksell's justice represent overly … overly simplifies his use of the term “justice.” Similarly, the Swedish economists failed to appreciate efficiency arguments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319857
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Response to the papers
Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 663-676
Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814497
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Socioeconomics of crime and discretionary punishment: the case of Ghana
Akpalu, Wisdom; Mohammed, Anatu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) February, pp. 116-126
countries may not guarantee retributive justice. Indeed the judiciary is likely to grant favours to elites who steal more and … employing Suits index and regression analysis to verify the feasibility of retributive justice in the presence of unlimited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742457
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Recovering Nussbaum's Aristotelian roots
Deneulin, Séverine - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 624-632
of the capabilities approach. Originality/value – The paper seeks to build an account of social justice based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742459
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Nussbaum's political liberalism: justice and the capability threshold
Roberts, Peri - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 613-623
justice is her addition of the notion of a capability threshold below which no dignified human life can be lived. This … capability threshold identifies a standard for distributive justice that any decent political order must secure for all citizens … into a theory of social justice, then, rather than being set locally at different levels, the capability threshold may need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742469
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Nussbaum, cosmopolitanism and contemporary political problems
Burns, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 648-662
Purpose – The paper aims to be a critical engagement with the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, as expressed in her recent book Creating Capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The author's discussion focuses on the relationship which exists between Nussbaum's capabilities approach and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742474
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Socioeconomics of crime and discretionary punishment: the case of Ghana
Akpalu, Wisdom; Mohammed, Anatu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) February, pp. 116-126
countries may not guarantee retributive justice. Indeed the judiciary is likely to grant favours to elites who steal more and … employing Suits index and regression analysis to verify the feasibility of retributive justice in the presence of unlimited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685885
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Recovering Nussbaum's Aristotelian roots
Deneulin, Séverine - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 624-632
of the capabilities approach. Originality/value – The paper seeks to build an account of social justice based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686100
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Response to the papers
Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 663-676
Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686101
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Nussbaum, cosmopolitanism and contemporary political problems
Burns, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 648-662
Purpose – The paper aims to be a critical engagement with the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, as expressed in her recent book Creating Capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The author's discussion focuses on the relationship which exists between Nussbaum's capabilities approach and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686106