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Economic Justice

About: Economic Justice is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 41600 publications have been published within this topic receiving 661535 citations.


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01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: Coicaud examines the connections between morality and politics, how rulers acquire or lose the right to govern, and how one can become the advocate of a theory of political justice that, while establishing limits, respects and even ensures the promotion of plurality within societies as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The increase in cases of political corruption, the loss of politicians' credibility, the development of social and political forms of pathology (notably the rise of the extreme right along with exclusionist ideologies), and the role of the State have been at the center of political debates. In one way or another, these problems raise the question of the legitimacy of the established powers. The result is that legitimacy, a key notion of political thought in general, has today become a burning issue. Coicaud examines all these issues and proffers insightful answers to questions such as the connections between morality and politics, how rulers acquire or lose the right to govern, and how one can become the advocate of a theory of political justice that, while establishing limits, respects and even ensures the promotion of plurality within societies.

164 citations

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TL;DR: This article found that evangelical/fundamentalist Protestants are more inclined to attribute crime to offenders' dispositional characteristics than to situational factors, and they are expected to be more punitive than members of other groups.
Abstract: The increased punitiveness in the criminal justice system, stimulated at least to some extent by public opinion, has coincided with the revival of Protestant evangelicalism and fundamentalism and with their followers' active involvement in politics and policy debates. Previous research on the determinants of preferred justice policies in the public either ignored religion or relied on a simple distinction among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. The present study argues that evangelical/fundamentalist Protestants are more inclined to attribute crime to offenders' dispositional characteristics than to situational factors. Consequently they are expected to be more punitive than members of other groups. Survey data from a sample of adults in a southwestern city reveal greater punitiveness among evangelical/fundamentalist Protestants on four of five policy issues, including support for the death penalty both for adults and for juveniles.

164 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare post-transition justice in Belgium, France, and The Netherlands after World War II and in East Europe after the fall of communism and discuss several factors that influence policy choices, including legacy of the past regime, the internutwnal legal context at the time of the passage to democracy, and the mode of transition and its ensuing impact on the balance of power between the old and the new order.
Abstract: The author looks at one component of transitions to democracy: the strategies successor elites develop to deal with injustices committed by the previous, authoritarian regime. He compares post-transition justice in Belgium, France, and The Netherlands after World War II and in Eastem Europe after the fall of communism. He discusses several factors that influence policy choices. Among the most influenrial are the legacy of the past regime, the internutwnal legal context at the time of the passage to democracy, and the mode of transition and its ensuing impact on the balance of power between the old and the new order.

164 citations

Book
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in the modern world are analyzed and a theoretical framework for the analysis of mobility and border crossings in an age of globalization is provided.
Abstract: This work analyses the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in the modern world. Contemporary events around the globe have prompted a reappraisal of the emerging consensus on migration control. Business demands free movement while nations fear unregulated population flows. The replacement of immigration control with migration management is the aim of First world governments as irregular migration challenges states' attempts to find a balance between recruitment of labour, humanitarian protection and national security. This work provides a theoretical framework for the analysis of mobility and border crossings in an age of globalization. It draws upon the authors' pioneering research on people working in the UK without proper immigration status, the organizations that support immigrants and the responses of control agencies and public services. Losers in the global economy, who vote with their feet as economic migrants, are making a claim to justice as well as trying to improve their standards of living. The book concludes with an evaluation of the justification for border controls, and of the prospects for migration regimes under conditions of growing inequality.

164 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a sample of 483 employees to investigate how fairness assessments and organizational structure relate to employee mental health and found that the interactive effects of distributive and procedural justice climates significantly influence individual feelings of both anxiety and depression.

164 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202414
20233,633
20227,866
20211,595
20201,689
20191,729