The Role of Information in Choices over Income Distributions

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-193

  Herne, Kaisa ^a   Suojanen, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Principles of justice; Rawlsian choices; Veil of ignorance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842581380     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002703262859     Document Type: Article

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