Allocative fairness

Gil Hersch and Thomas Rowe

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Abstract: Questions of fair allocation arise regularly throughout our lives, ranging from the trivial to the significant, for governments, private companies, associations, families, and friends. This article discusses the nature of allocative fairness, which is focused on the fair distribution of divisible and indivisible goods. The recent literature on allocative fairness takes John Broome's discussion of fairness as the proportional treatment of claims as its starting point. On this view, a claim is a reason why an individual ought to receive a good. This article discusses the nature of allocative fairness, claims, and goods. The most prominent allocative procedures in the literature are discussed, including equal allocation, equitable allocation, markets, lotteries, and queues.

Keywords: queues; allocation; equality; equity; fairness; indivisible goods; lotteries; markets; procedural fairness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2025-05-23
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Published in Philosophy Compass, 23, May, 2025, 20(5). ISSN: 1747-9991

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