Distributive Justice - Distributive Justice and Wealth

Distributive Justice and Wealth

See also: Redistribution (economics)

Distributive justice considers whether the distribution of goods among the members of society at a given time is subjectively acceptable.

Not all advocates of consequentialist theories are concerned with an equitable society. What unites them is the mutual interest in achieving the best possible results or, in terms of the example above, the best possible distribution of wealth.

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