Framework

Justice failure

The question it answers

When laws and the state fail to secure fairness, what further duties does a firm's leadership owe beyond not exploiting market failures?

Origin
Singer, 2018
Diagram type
Hub diagram
Level of analysis
Firm
Clay balance scale with two level glass pans, icon for business ethics

Diagram

Justice failure

Justice failure
Political justice failure: distorted democratic process, lobbying
Social justice failure: rights and opportunities not secured
Distributive justice failure: institutions let resource distribution skew
Duty to follow the spirit of the law
Limit: does not justify self-regulation when the state works

Sources

References

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  1. Singer, A. (2018) ‘Justice failure: efficiency and equality in business ethics’, Journal of Business Ethics, 149(1), pp. 97–115.doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3086-xSource page