Population Issues in Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, and Ethics |
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| Author:
| Blackorby, Charles
Bossert, Walter
Donaldson, David J. |
| Series title: | Econometric Society Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-82551-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $171.95 |
Book Description:
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This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. The approach is, in the main, welfarist, basing rankings on the well-being, broadly conceived, of those who are alive (or ever lived).
This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. The approach is, in the main, welfarist, basing rankings on the well-being, broadly conceived, of those who are alive (or ever lived).