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Equity : In Theory and Practice / H. Peyton Young.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©1995Description: 1 online resource (253 p.) : 23 figures, 31 tablesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691214054
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305 20
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Overview -- 2. Equity and Priority -- 3. Equity as Near as May Be -- 4. Equity, Equality, Proportionality -- 5. Cost Sharing -- 6. Progressive Taxation -- 7. Fair Bargains -- 8. Fair Process -- 9. Equity, Envy, and Efficiency -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix: The Mathematical Theory of Equity -- Bibliographical Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Governments and institutions, perhaps even more than markets, determine who gets what in our society. They make the crucial choices about who pays the taxes, who gets into college, who gets medical care, who gets drafted, where the hazardous waste dump is sited, and how much we pay for public services. Debate about these issues inevitably centers on the question of whether the solution is "fair." In this book, H. Peyton Young offers a systematic explanation of what we mean by fairness in distributing public resources and burdens, and applies the theory to actual cases.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Overview -- 2. Equity and Priority -- 3. Equity as Near as May Be -- 4. Equity, Equality, Proportionality -- 5. Cost Sharing -- 6. Progressive Taxation -- 7. Fair Bargains -- 8. Fair Process -- 9. Equity, Envy, and Efficiency -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix: The Mathematical Theory of Equity -- Bibliographical Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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Governments and institutions, perhaps even more than markets, determine who gets what in our society. They make the crucial choices about who pays the taxes, who gets into college, who gets medical care, who gets drafted, where the hazardous waste dump is sited, and how much we pay for public services. Debate about these issues inevitably centers on the question of whether the solution is "fair." In this book, H. Peyton Young offers a systematic explanation of what we mean by fairness in distributing public resources and burdens, and applies the theory to actual cases.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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