Apart from this fault in Okun's conceptual framework, this passage also failed to capture the readers' understanding because the author failed to provide specific cases and examples to prove his argument.
Another problem in Okun's conceptualization of the equality-efficiency relationship is that he displayed lack of flexibility and open-mindedness in considering that the issue of rights as encompassing the economic sphere, and also includes the socio- political, cultural, and even historical roots from which human rights developed. This was evident when he claimed that "the domain of rights is full of infringements on the calculus of economic efficiency. Our rights can be viewed as inefficient..." (10). In this claim, Okun covered only one facet of the issue of rights, which is the economic aspect. There was no elaboration on the relationship of the economic sphere with the political, cultural, and historical roots of rights, as it relates to the individual and society. Establishing a relationship among these factors is crucial because this is not only inevitable, but a complete picture of rights (individual and collective) will provide readers a deeper understanding of the different dynamics surrounding the issue at hand.
Okun was also found to commit the fallacy of generalizing without sufficient support from data and secondary information. Chapter 2, wherein Okun cited economic policies implemented that were related to equality and efficiency, his claim on the issue of lobbying for specific...
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