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My entry to the Encyclopedia of Statistics on the subject of Rawlsian Theory of Justice
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The contribution of American philosopher John Rawls's Theory of Justice to the ethics of social and economic distribution is reviewed briefly. Parallels with insurance are drawn. Its relevance to decision-making for groups of individuals is considered and an application to clinical trials is briefly considered. Some problems with the theory are touched on.
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ustice,
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awlsian Theory of, December 2005, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/0471667196.ess5038.pub2.
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