Our community land trust is trying to create a fair process for allocating affordable housing units and every system we design seems to advantage some groups over others — points for local ties versus newcomers, income requirements that exclude the very poor, family size preferences that favor traditional households.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group confronting the reality that any systematic approach to fairness necessarily embeds particular values and creates new forms of inclusion and exclusion.
“Where Are You with What is justice — philosophical survey?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.