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    Outline of a Scientific Field

    Series series Methodological Tools in the Social Sciences
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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book develops an empirically informed normative theory of need-based justice, summarizing core findings of the DFG research group FOR2104 “Need-based Justice and Distributive Procedures”.In eleven chapters scholars from the fields of economics, political science, philosophy, psychology, and sociology cover the identification and rationale of needs, the recognition and legitimacy of needs, the ... Read more

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  • Intergenerational Transmission and Economic Self-Sufficiency

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    European countries have faced profound changes in family structures and family forms over the last few decades. This volume provides insights from eleven European countries with varying welfare state arrangements, exploring the extent to which the intergenerational transmission of attitudes, resources and values matter with regard to the economic self-sufficiency of young people. Drawing on in ... Read more

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  • Need-Based Distributive Justice

    An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    Edited by Stefan Traub, Bernhard Kittel ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the foundations and potential of a theory of need-based distributive justice, supported by experimental evidence. The core idea is that need-based distributive justice may have some legitimatory advantages over other important principles of distribution, like equality and equity, and therefore involves less dispute over the distribution and redistribution of scarce resources.In ... Read more

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  • Public Sector Employment Regimes

    Transformations of the State as an Employer

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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