Equality of When?

Galanis, Giorgos and Veneziani, Roberto. 2017. Equality of When? OEconomia, 7(1), pp. 25-29. ISSN 2113-5207 [Article]

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Abstract or Description

This paper analyses the temporal unit of egalitarian concern. In the intertemporal context, the differences between egalitarian views can be appreciated not only in inequality analysis but also as regards the ideal egalitarian distribution to be established. In this paper, three intergenerational egalitarian principles (Complete Lives Egalitarianism, Corresponding Segments Egalitarianism and Simultaneous Segments Egalitarianism) are analysed and CSE is argued to be the appropriate egalitarian benchmark. The relations between the three principles and other moral ideals, namely maximin and utilitarianism, are also analysed. It is proved that CLE and CSE are compatible with a concern for the worst off and, partially, with a utilitarian concern, while the adoption of SSE implies a worse trade-off between egalitarianism and the other moral ideals.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.4000/oeconomia.2563

Keywords:

time, inequality, intertemporal setting, theories of justice, difference principle

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Institute of Management Studies

Dates:

DateEvent
31 March 2017Published Online
14 December 2016Accepted

Item ID:

20563

Date Deposited:

16 Jun 2017 09:13

Last Modified:

29 Apr 2020 16:27

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/20563

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