The foundations of justice in Jules Dupuit's thought

Philippe Poinsot

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2010, vol. 17, issue 4, 793-812

Abstract: The ongoing interpretation of Dupuit's conflict with the French liberal school on the question of justice consists of a simple opposition between public utility and natural rights. This paper aims to show that Dupuit's position is far more complex: justice is based on welfare - and thus on public utility - although natural rights are not excluded from his scheme. An understanding of Dupuit's concept requires a clarification of the differences between three notions - public interest, welfare and public utility - and, by the same token, of the factors linking each notion to the others.

Keywords: Jules Dupuit; justice; general interest; welfare; the School of Paris (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2010.499472

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