The Economics of Independent Living: Efficiency, Equity and Ethics

The Economics of Independent Living: Efficiency, Equity and Ethics

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, justi...

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Published in:International journal of rehabilitation research Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 13
Main Authors: O'Shea, E, Kennelly, B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01-03-1996
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Civil Liberties
Disabilities
Disabled Persons
Economic Factors
Efficiency
Efficiency, Organizational - economics
Ethics
Goals
Humans
Independent Living
Justice
Personal Autonomy
Philosophy
Public Policy
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Summary: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)
ISSN:0342-5282
DOI:10.1097/00004356-199603000-00002