This paper surveys and extends some recent contributions on the theory of exploitation as the unequal exchange of … the literature as special cases. It is shown that the notion of exploitation is logically coherent and can be meaningfully … explore the normative foundations of the notion of exploitation. Finally, it is argued that purely distributive approaches to …

Child labor is often condemned as a form of exploitation. I explore how the notion of exploitation, as used in everyday … language, can be made precise in economic models of child labor. Exploitation is defined relative to a specific social welfare … distinctions that common usage of the term exploitation allows. I resolve this conflict by introducing a welfare function with …