Distributing States' Duties

Journal of Political Philosophy 23 (3):344-366 (2015)
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In order for states to fulfil (many of) their moral obligations, costs must be passed to individuals. This paper asks how these costs should be distributed. I advocate the common-sense answer: the distribution of costs should, insofar as possible, track the reasons behind the state’s duty. This answer faces a number of problems, which I attempt to solve.

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10.1111/jopp.12069

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