Publication Date
6-19-2019
Document Type
Book Chapter
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Transparency, Allocation, Welfare, Autonomy, Bioethics, Product labeling, Prioritarianism, Rights, Distributive justice
Abstract
This chapter argues that rather than viewing transparency as a right, we should regard it as a finite resource whose allocation involves tradeoffs. It then argues that those tradeoffs should be resolved by using a multi-principle approach to distributive justice. The relevant principles include maximizing welfare, maximizing autonomy, and giving priority to the worst off. Finally, it examines some of the implications for law of recognizing the tradeoffs presented by transparency proposals.
Rights Holder
Govind Persad
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
14 pgs
File Size
5.4 MB
Publication Title
Cambridge University Press
First Page
44
Last Page
57
Recommended Citation
Govind Persad, Transparency Trade-Offs: Priority Setting, Scarcity, and Health Fairness, in Transparency in Health and Health Care in the United States: Law and Ethics 44 (I. Glenn Cohen, et al., eds., 2019).