La pertinence de la politique rurale à l’aune des théories de la justice

Yves Schaeffer () and Francis Aubert
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Yves Schaeffer: CEMAGREF, UR DTGR, 2 rue de la Papeterie, BP 76, F-38402 St Martin d’Hères et AgroSup Dijon, UMR-1041 CESAER, Université de Bourgogne, France
Francis Aubert: AgroSup, UMR-1041 CESAER, Dijon, France

Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, 2010, vol. 91, issue 1, 73-101

Abstract: [paper in French] How to evaluate the relevance of the French rural policy? When the question is to what extent the objectives of the policy are reached owing to public interventions, the method is relatively well known. However, when the question is to what extent these objectives are relevant, an important problem is faced: the referential of this evaluation is indefinite. In this article, we propose to define this referential on the basis of moral and political philosophy: The objectives are relevant if they are derived from a conception of justice that is itself relevant. From this viewpoint, the relevance of the current orientations of the rural policy is dubious, since they rest on weak and questionable philosophical foundations. Beyond this analysis, we want to stress on the importance for the State to adopt a clear conception of justice, so as to firmly found its action.

Keywords: : rural policy; evaluation; relevance; social justice; Rawls (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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