The natural duty of justice in non-ideal circumstances: On the moral demands of institution building and reform

European Journal of Political Theory 20 (1) (2017)
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Principles of distributive justice bind macro-level institutional agents, like the state. But what does justice require in non-ideal circumstances, where institutional agents are unjust or do not e...

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reprint Valentini, Laura (2021) "The natural duty of justice in non-ideal circumstances: On the moral demands of institution building and reform". European Journal of Political Theory 20(1):45-66

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