The deliberative democrat's idea of justice

Dryzek, John

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The deliberative democrat's idea of justice

Date

2013

Authors

Dryzek, John

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

In Amartya Sen's The Idea of Justice, democracy is necessary for the reconciliation of plural justice claims. Sen's treatment of democracy is however incomplete and inadequate: democracy is under-specified, there are unrecognized difficulties in any conte