Inequality Reexamined¶
Sen, A. (1992). Inequality Reexamined. Harvard University Press.
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Primes¶
- Equity
- Sen (1992) frames this concern by asking which informational basis (income, capabilities, primary goods) should govern interpersonal comparisons — a question whose answer democratically constrains how unelected judges may legitimately exercise equitable adjustment.
This sourceDevelops the capability approach, answering 'inequality of what?' by distinguishing achieved functionings, capability sets (opportunity), and choice.
- Sen (1992) frames this concern by asking which informational basis (income, capabilities, primary goods) should govern interpersonal comparisons — a question whose answer democratically constrains how unelected judges may legitimately exercise equitable adjustment.
- Fairness
- The concept spans political philosophy (Rawls's difference principle, Nozick's libertarianism, Sen's capabilities approach, as Sen (1992) traces in Inequality Reexamined), economics (Pareto optimality, envy-free allocations, mechanism design), game theory (Nash bargaining, fair-division protocols), algorithmic fairness (demographic parity, equalized odds, individual fairness), procedural justice (perceived legitimacy of process), and employment and tax law.
This sourceDevelops the capability approach, distinguishing achieved functionings from capability sets (the real opportunities a person has), and argues capabilities are a better space for assessing equality than resources or welfare.
- The concept spans political philosophy (Rawls's difference principle, Nozick's libertarianism, Sen's capabilities approach, as Sen (1992) traces in Inequality Reexamined), economics (Pareto optimality, envy-free allocations, mechanism design), game theory (Nash bargaining, fair-division protocols), algorithmic fairness (demographic parity, equalized odds, individual fairness), procedural justice (perceived legitimacy of process), and employment and tax law.
- Opportunity Asymmetry
- A core function of "opportunity asymmetry" is to distinguish between three related but distinct phenomena, paralleling the capability-versus-outcome separation Sen (1992) develops in his reframing of inequality:
This sourceDevelops the capability approach distinguishing achieved functionings (outcomes), capability sets (opportunities), and choice; foundational for separating outcome inequality from opportunity asymmetry and from preference difference.
- A core function of "opportunity asymmetry" is to distinguish between three related but distinct phenomena, paralleling the capability-versus-outcome separation Sen (1992) develops in his reframing of inequality:
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