Word: system
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...last stipulation, also called the Difference Principle, insists that the situation of the poorest members of society be considered when creating a system of justice. It allows inequality of wealth and income, but only if the prosperity of the top can be harnessed to contribute to the well-being of the bottom...
...Theory of Justice was created specifically for democratic society. "The difference principle recognizes the need for inequalities in the social and economic order," writes Rawls. The theory fully accepts the inequalities necessary to drive capitalism. It is irresponsible of Ec 10 to insinuate that Rawlsian justice would accept a system of levelling equality so foreign to its own presuppositions...
...gained nationwide attention last March with a plan to have B.U. take over the school system in Chelsea, the first time in the U.S. that a private educational institution has administered a public school system. Now in its first year of operation, the plan has been sharply criticized by teachers and area residents...
...measure will likely come up for reconsideration at next Monday's regular meeting, according to Councillor David E. Sullivan, the petition's sponsor. Although Vellucci abstained from last night's vote, he generally supports the rent control system. If joined by Vellucci and Duehay, Sullivan and the measure's supporters would have the five votes needed to send the petition to the State House...
...Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc., a nonprofit organization closely associated with the Cambridge public school system, also draws on Harvard students for its tutoring programs with Rindge and Latin...