Human need and related concepts such as basic needs have long been part of the implicit
conceptual foundation for social work theory, practice, and research. However, although the …

The first part addresses the concept of needs and their moral significance. That includes the
demarcation of needs from desires; subtypes of needs, such as categorical and basic needs; …

In answering normative questions, researchers sometimes appeal to the concept of basic
needs. Their guiding idea is that our first priority should be to ensure that everybody is able …

In the previous chapters, we summarized the academic debates and findings on need-
based justice in five scientific disciplines: philosophy, psychology, economics, sociology …

Philosophers have long theorized about what makes people's lives go well, and why, and
the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled. However, we have spent …

This article presents an original needs-based partial theory of human injustice and shows its
relationship to existing theories of human need and human liberation. The theory is based …

Claims about needs are a ubiquitous feature of everyday practical discourse. It is therefore
unsurprising that needs have long been a topic of interest in moral philosophy, applied …

The theory of needs has a political problem. Whilst contemporary theorists largely recognise
that politics plays an important part in many of the processes surrounding our needs, they …

Drawing on some recent research (especially that of Piketty and his associates) and on
older ideas (particularly from Sir Arthur Lewis), Roger McCain proposes policies that …

Объект исследования-человеко-ориентированная экономика. Цель исследования-
разработка модели развития экономики, ориентированной на человека, через …