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The Idea of Justice

The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen

The Idea of Justice is a 2009 book by the economist Amartya Sen. The work is a critique and revision of John Rawls's ideas in A Theory of Justice .

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“If a theory of justice is to guide reasoned choice of policies, strategies or institutions, then the identification of fully just social arrangements is neither necessary nor sufficient.”

Amartya Sen book The Idea of Justice

Source: The Idea of Justice

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“Democracy has to be judged not just by the institutions that formally exist but by the extent to which different voices from diverse sections of the people can actually be heard.”

Amartya Sen book The Idea of Justice

Source: 2000s, The Idea of Justice, 2009, p. xiii

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