The aim of this text is first to propose a way to resolve the duality or the contradiction in Hayek’s evolutionary theory as outlined by many commentators. Secondly we aim to underline the major problems that Hayek comes up against in his attempt to develop an endogeneous specification of the...

The aim of this paper is twofold. To begin, the paper analyses the theoretical aspects of social citizenship in relation to the recognition of ?care? and in a gender perspective. We emphasize the implications for social policies. Next, we examine how the question of recognition of ?care? arose...

This paper is aimed at calling into question the normative foundations of active labour market policies, especially the strategy to ?make work pay? by analysing the « revealed preferences » through public decision making process. We use J. Rawls, R. Dworkin and A. Sen?s theory of justice as...

[eng] J. Rawls' A Theory of Justice revitalizes the Anglo-Saxon debate on the nature of a just society. Both philosophers and economists have intervened in this debate. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of this debate through the reinterpretations of the Lockean proviso on...

[eng] The foundations of poor-management policies : notes on John Locke's « report on the poor ». The question of a minimum income has always been under debate. Our intention here is to complement S. Milano's outline of the history of minimum guaranteed income [1990] by proposing some remarks...