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Dworkin on Equality of Resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2008

Hal R. Varian
Hal R. Varian
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University of Michigan
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This essay is a review of Ronald Dworkin's recent essay on equality of resources (Dworkin, 1981b). Many of the ideas discussed by Dworkin have also been examined by economists with, I believe, considerable insight. Unfortunately, economists tend to write for economists, not for philosophers, and their insights are seldom communicated properly to noneconomists. Of course, the same criticism can be levied on philosophers! But perhaps legal theorists are less subject to this criticism. One of the great contributions of Dworkin is that he is very readable; and the quality of his exposition makes these ideas accessible to a wide audience of philosophers, lawyers, and social scientists in general.

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , April 1985 , pp. 110 - 125
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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SUGGESTED READING

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