Equal Pay as a Precondition of Justice?

Equality is typically presumed to be an end of justice; however, in this chapter, we argue that it is better understood as a condition of justice. Our argument draws on the Just World Fallacy, the phenomenon of people mistakenly believing fortuitous patte

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Debating Equal Pay for All

Economy, Practicability and Ethics Edited by Anders Örtenblad

Palgrave Debates in Business and Management

Series Editor Anders Örtenblad University of Agder Grimstad, Norway

​ is series will take a refreshing and creative approach to business manTh agement research, consisting of a number of edited collections that showcase a current academic debate. Each title will examine one specific topic and shall include a number of chapters from authors around the world, presenting their differing points of view on the question in hand. The intention of this series is to take stock of controversial and complicated topics of debate within business and management, and to clearly present the variety of positions within it. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/16112

Anders Örtenblad Editor

Debating Equal Pay for All Economy, Practicability and Ethics

Editor Anders Örtenblad University of Agder Grimstad, Norway

ISSN 2524-5082     ISSN 2524-5090 (electronic) Palgrave Debates in Business and Management ISBN 978-3-030-53574-2    ISBN 978-3-030-53575-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53575-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

Philosophical questions, when first encountered by the uninitiated, often seem either silly or meaningless. Why is there something rather than nothing? Do physical objects continue to exist when nobody is perceiving them? Does it make sense to say “this sentence is false”? What is beauty? This book boldly adds a new question to the alre