Difference between revisions of "A Positive Model Of Rights"
From Critiques Of Libertarianism
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
* Ronnie receives the '''Benefits''' of the Thing: the tangerines. | * Ronnie receives the '''Benefits''' of the Thing: the tangerines. | ||
* Eddie receives the '''Fees''' for enforcement. Fees could come from any of the '''RightHolder''', the '''Thing''' or the '''DutyBearers'''. | * Eddie receives the '''Fees''' for enforcement. Fees could come from any of the '''RightHolder''', the '''Thing''' or the '''DutyBearers'''. | ||
| − | * The denizens of Dallas have an '''Opportunity Cost''': if it wasn't for Eddie, they could have | + | * The denizens of Dallas have an '''Opportunity Cost''': if it wasn't for Eddie, they could have more tangerines. |
* If the denizens of Dallas don't obey Eddie, Eddie has an enforcement '''Cost'''. | * If the denizens of Dallas don't obey Eddie, Eddie has an enforcement '''Cost'''. | ||
* If the denizens of Dallas don't obey Eddie, Eddie will give them a '''Penalty'''. | * If the denizens of Dallas don't obey Eddie, Eddie will give them a '''Penalty'''. | ||
| Line 83: | Line 83: | ||
| − | Arguably, the examples can be simpler than this model: for example when a RightHolder is his own Enforcer or the DutyBearer is also the Thing (as in the case of a slaveowner), but that may not make the model more explanatory and may make it more difficult to compare to alternative uses of this model. The fees in this model show possible sources of income for enforcement: some of them might be zero. This model might need more complexity or be used multiple times to handle heterogeneous DutyBearers, such as slaves and abolitionists.<includeonly> | + | Arguably, the examples can be simpler than this model: for example when a RightHolder is his own Enforcer or the DutyBearer is also the Thing (as in the case of a slaveowner), but that may not make the model more explanatory and may make it more difficult to compare to alternative uses of this model. The fees in this model show possible sources of income for enforcement: some of them might be zero. This model might need more complexity or be used multiple times to handle heterogeneous DutyBearers, such as slaves and abolitionists. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rights/#2.1 In addition, this is the atomic form of a right: rights usually come in molecular groupings to form complex rights.]<includeonly> |
For more explanation of this model and how it applies to economics, see: | For more explanation of this model and how it applies to economics, see: | ||
