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June 11, 2026Global Policy

Reciprocity, Duties between Age Groups and Demographic Change

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AGAxel Gosseries

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This analysis explores how demographic fluctuations impact intergenerational justice and duties between birth cohorts.

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate how justice as reciprocity defines obligations between generations amid demographic changes.
  • Explored the concepts of direct and indirect reciprocity between age groups and birth cohorts.
  • Analyzed the implications of birth rate fluctuations for duties among generations.
  • Approached the discussion through the lens of justice related to demographic changes.
  • Argued for an abandonment of direct reciprocity concepts between age groups.
  • Suggested indirect reciprocity as a more suitable model for understanding generational duties.
  • Noted that duties between age groups depend on the adjustments of obligations among birth cohorts in response to demographic shifts.

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Axel Gosseries (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a528480c8f91e7f39e879https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.70186
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