Primary Goods Revisited: The 'Political Problem' and its Rawlsian Solution

51 Pages Posted: 19 Sep 2006

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Robert C. Hockett

Cornell University - Law School

Mathias Risse

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Date Written: September 17, 2006

Abstract

We offer what we think to be the best means of salvaging a foundational Rawlsian position from two forcefully made claims against it - one by Roemer, the other by Arneson.

Suggested Citation

Hockett, Robert C. and Risse, Mathias, Primary Goods Revisited: The 'Political Problem' and its Rawlsian Solution (September 17, 2006). Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-030, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=931048 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.931048

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Mathias Risse

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