Keynes, Rawls, Uncertainty, and the Liberal Theory of the State

Edward McKenna, Maurice Wade and Diane Zannoni

Economics and Philosophy, 1988, vol. 4, issue 2, 221-241

Abstract: What role, if any, should the government perform in a society? Two very different answers to this question have been provided by John Rawls and Robert Nozick. For Rawls, the government plays an important role in ensuring that the principles of justice are realized in the workings of society. For Nozick (1974), the role of government is limited to that of providing protection. The debate over these two views has led to the questioning of the entire liberal doctrine, a questioning that has taken place not only within intellectual circles, but also within the society at large.

Date: 1988
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