 To the extent that these social variables are causal determinants of health, and to the extent that their distribution in society fails to conform to the corresponding principle of Rawlsian justice, the resultant health inequalities will be unjust and unjust because their causes are unjust. The flip-side of this point is that the implementation of Rawls’ principles will tend—again, insofar as the relevant determinants are causal—to reduce existing inequalities in health (Daniels 2008: 82).