Conclusion: Elements of a Theory of Need-Based Justice

Bernhard Kittel () and Stefan Traub ()
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Bernhard Kittel: University of Vienna
Stefan Traub: Helmut-Schmidt University

Chapter Chapter 11 in Priority of Needs?, 2024, pp 291-321 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter aggregates the results of the disciplinary and mostly experimental sub-projects of the research group “Need-Based Justice and Distribution Procedures” into an empirically informed normative theory of need-based justice. Its elements include a concept of need, the identification of need, the recognition of need, and the consequences of need-based redistribution. The chapter also critically discusses the results in relation to the normative criteria of consistency, legitimacy, and sustainability. As a central result, we present a distributive principle for prosperous societies based on reciprocal solidarity—the Lexineed principle—which, within the framework of a strong pluralistic theory of distributive justice, gives priority to the satisfaction of recognized needs over all other principles of justice.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53051-7_11

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