Trade, Exploitation, and the Problem of Unequal Opportunity Costs

Abstract This paper assesses the ‘power-induced failure of reciprocity’ account exploitation in domain trade. I argue that its proponents face a dilemma. Either cost variable reciprocity is understood to include opportunity costs. Then, implausibly implies those with more valuable outside options should get larger part overall benefits cooperation. Or exclude has awkward implications cases where direct costs and are substitutable. To evade this dilemma, could be amended hypothetical baseline equalizes But then, ceases isolationist. Whether cooperative interaction counts as exploitative no longer independent moral considerations about distributions