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  • Chapter 3 - The Capability Approach in Relation to Contributive Justice

  • from Part I - The Capability Model in Relation to Work
  • Edited by Jac van der Klink, Tilburg University, Sebastiaan Rothmann, North-West University
  • Book:
    Capabilities at Work
    Published online:
    26 May 2026
    Print publication:
    02 July 2026, pp 53-72
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    This chapter advocates using contributive justice as a form of social justice in work situations as a necessary complement to distributive justice. In addition, it is argued that contributive justice fits better with the capability approach (CA) than distributive justice does. Finally, it is argued that most people are prone to prosocial behaviour under the right circumstances. Sen’s concept of freedom (central to the CA) is very compatible with contributive justice. Kulkarni’s definition of social justice as ‘equal freedom of capabilities’ is adapted to ‘equal freedom of capabilities in contribution’. Contributive justice, in combination with the CA, might provide more opportunities for an inclusive and diversified (work) environment. Additionally, contributive justice is apt to identify and cope with people with malicious intentions.