EQUALITY VERSUS PRIORITY: A USEFUL DISTINCTION

EQUALITY VERSUS PRIORITY: A USEFUL DISTINCTION. Broome, J. Economics and Philosophy, 31(2):219–228, July, 2015.

Abstract: Both egalitarianism and prioritarianism give value to equality. Prioritarianism has an additively separable value function whereas egalitarianism does not. I show that in some cases prioritarianism and egalitarianism necessarily have different implications: I describe two alternatives G and H such that egalitarianism necessarily implies G is better than H whereas prioritarianism necessarily implies G and H are equally good. I also raise a doubt about the intelligibility of prioritarianism.

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              Both egalitarianism and prioritarianism give value to equality. Prioritarianism has an additively separable value function whereas egalitarianism does not. I show that in some cases prioritarianism and egalitarianism necessarily have different implications: I describe two alternatives
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              and
              H
              such that egalitarianism necessarily implies
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	author = {Broome, John},
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	pages = {219--228},
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