Need-Based Distributive Justice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

This book explores the foundations and potential of a theory of need—based distributive justice, supported by experimental evidence. The core idea is that need—based distributive justice may have some legitimatory advantages over other important principles of distribution, like equality and equity, and therefore involves less dispute over the distribution and redistribution of scarce resources.

In seven chapters, eleven scholars from the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, politic...