Of firms and farms: agricultural ethics and the problem of compensation |
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Authors: | Jan Vorstenbosch |
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Institution: | (1) Centre for Bioethics and Health Law, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht E-mail |
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Abstract: | Compensating farmers out of public funds for financiallosses due to adverse weather conditions and animaldiseases is fairly common in most Western countries.This government policy differs from that towardsentrepeneurs in other economic branches. Whatjustifies this differential treatment? In the firstpart of this article, three theories of justice arepresented that offer a general framework for dealingwith problems of compensatory justice. In the secondpart, the possibilities of justifiying differentialtreatment of agriculture within each of these theoriesare explored. It is concluded that compensatorypractices in agriculture require fundamentalrethinking in view of the changing technological,economic, and cultural conditions of agriculture. |
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Keywords: | Ethical theory justice compensation |
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