Equity : : In Theory and Practice / / H. Peyton Young.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Young, H. Peyton,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (253 p.) :; 23 figures, 31 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Overview --; 2. Equity and Priority --; 3. Equity as Near as May Be --; 4. Equity, Equality, Proportionality --; 5. Cost Sharing --; 6. Progressive Taxation --; 7. Fair Bargains --; 8. Fair Process --; 9. Equity, Envy, and Efficiency --; 10. Conclusion --; Appendix: The Mathematical Theory of Equity --; Bibliographical Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691214054; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691214054?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: H. Peyton Young.

Governments and institutions, perhaps even more than markets, determine who gets what in our society. They make the crucial choices about who pays the taxes, who gets into college, who gets medical care, who gets drafted, where the hazardous waste dump is sited, and how much we pay for public services. Debate about these issues inevitably centers on the question of whether the solution is "fair." In this book, H. Peyton Young offers a systematic explanation of what we mean by fairness in distributing public resources and burdens, and applies the theory to actual cases.