Is the Veil of Ignorance Transparent?
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Is the Veil of Ignorance Transparent ?
— Theories of justice in the spirit of Rawls and Harsanyi argue that fair-minded people should aspire to make choices for society as if in the original position, that is, behind a veil of ignorance that prevents them from knowing their own social positions. In this paper, we provide a fairly simple framework showing that preferences in front of the veil of ignorance (i.e., in face of everyday r...
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عنوان ژورنال: OEconomia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2113-5207
DOI: 10.4074/s2113520711012072