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This text explores the place to locate the cut between those inequalities for which it is fair to hold one responsible, and those for which it is not. The argument traces a thread of intellectual history, identifying a rejection of strong property rights which we inherit from Locke, and find in contemporary defenders of entitlements such as Nozick.

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Table of Contents: 1. The Correct Cut 2. Cohen´s Incentives Argument 3. Can a Well-Ordered Society Respect Liberal Property Rights? 4. Conclusion References

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Robert C. Robinson is Lecturer in the School of Professional Studies at the City University of New York, USA

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