A Rawls-Sen Approach to Spatial Injustice

Abstract

This paper outlines a guiding principle to address spatial inequalities and injustice in terms of
distribution, recognition and participation. The result suggests the emergence of a contractarian
principle designed to deal with geographically distributed inequalities, allowing for a monitored
market economy applicable not only to cities but to all types of territory. This guiding principle
is based upon the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics Amartya Sen’s concept Capability
Deprivation and a territorialisation of the liberal philosopher John Rawls’ second principle for
achieving Social Justice.