Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ522861
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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The Economics of Independent Living: Efficiency, Equity and Ethics.
O'Shea, E.; Kennelly, B.
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v19 n1 p13-26 Mar 1996
This article explores the meaning of efficiency and equity in the context of independent living programs for people with disabilities. Conflicts in costs and trade-offs in various scenarios of the efficiency/equity equation are examined in terms of theories of utilitarianism, contractarianism, justice and mutual advantage, and justice as impartiality. (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Economic Factors, Efficiency, Ethics, Independent Living, Justice, Personal Autonomy, Philosophy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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