From Economic Inequalities to Social Justice: The Influence of John Rawls on Thomas Piketty

Des inégalités économiques à la justice sociale: l’influence de John Rawls sur Thomas Piketty

Benoît Walraevens ()
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Benoît Walraevens: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This article studies Thomas Piketty's relationship with the American philosopher John Rawls and his theory of justice as fairness, in order to gain a better understanding of the characteristics of the French economist's conception of social justice and of his views on the role of the social scientist in the public arena. We begin by looking at the various references to Rawls in Piketty's work, in an attempt to show how this allows us to better grasp the evolution of the French economist's thinking. We then analyse their respective principles of justice and the socio-economic models likely to embody these principles, focusing on property-owning democracy. Finally, we examine their views on redistributive taxation. Through the work of Thomas Piketty, one of today's most influential economists, we consider the legacy of Rawls and the Theory of Justice in economics, more than fifty years after its publication.

Keywords: Piketty (Thomas); Rawls (John); justice sociale; socialisme participatif; démocratie de propriétaires; taxation progressive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in Œconomia - History/Methodology/Philosophy, 2024, 14 (3), ⟨10.4000/12v31⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/12v31

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