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Collective Choice and Social Welfare

Volume 11 in Advanced Textbooks in Economics

Book1970

Authors:

AMARTYA K. SEN

Collective Choice and Social Welfare

Volume 11 in Advanced Textbooks in Economics

Book1970

 

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    Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION

    Pages 1-6

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    Chapter 1* - PREFERENCE RELATIONS

    Pages 7-20

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    Chapter 2 - UNANIMITY

    Pages 21-27

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    Chapter 2* - COLLECTIVE CHOICE RULES AND PARETO COMPARISONS

    Pages 28-32

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    Chapter 3 - COLLECTIVE RATIONALITY

    Pages 33-40

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    Chapter 3* - SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTIONS

    Pages 41-46

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    Chapter 4 - CHOICE VERSUS ORDERINGS

    Pages 47-51

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    Chapter 4* - SOCIAL DECISION FUNCTIONS

    Pages 52-55

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    Chapter 5 - VALUES AND CHOICE

    Pages 56-70

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    Chapter 5* - ANONYMITY, NEUTRALITY AND RESPONSIVENESS

    Pages 71-77

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    Chapter 6 - CONFLICTS AND DILEMMAS

    Pages 78-86

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    Chapter 6* - THE LIBERAL PARADOX

    Pages 87-88

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    Chapter 7 - INTERPERSONAL AGGREGATION AND COMPARABILITY

    Pages 89-104

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    Chapter 7* - AGGREGATION QUASI-ORDERINGS

    Pages 105-117

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    Chapter 8 - CARDINALITY WITH OR WITHOUT COMPARABILITY

    Pages 118-125

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    Chapter 8* - BARGAINS AND SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTIONALS

    Pages 126-130

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    Chapter 9 - EQUITY AND JUSTICE

    Pages 131-151

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    Chapter 9* - IMPERSONALITY AND COLLECTIVE QUASI-ORDERINGS

    Pages 152-160

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    Chapter 10 - MAJORITY CHOICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS

    Pages 161-172

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    Chapter 10* - RESTRICTED PREFERENCES AND RATIONAL CHOICE

    Pages 173-186

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    Chapter 11 - THEORY AND PRACTICE

    Pages 187-200

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    NAME INDEX

    Pages 221-222

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    SUBJECT INDEX

    Pages 223-225

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This book is concerned with the study of collective preference, in particular with the relationship between the objectives of social action and the preferences and aspirations of society's members.

Professor Sen's approach is based on the assumption that the problem of collective choice cannot be satisfactorily discussed within the confines of economics. While collective choice forms a crucial aspect of economics, the subject pertains also to political science, the theory of the state, and to the theory of decision procedures. The author has therefore used material from these disciplines, plus philosophical aspects from ethics and the theory of justice.

This book is concerned with the study of collective preference, in particular with the relationship between the objectives of social action and the preferences and aspirations of society's members.

Professor Sen's approach is based on the assumption that the problem of collective choice cannot be satisfactorily discussed within the confines of economics. While collective choice forms a crucial aspect of economics, the subject pertains also to political science, the theory of the state, and to the theory of decision procedures. The author has therefore used material from these disciplines, plus philosophical aspects from ethics and the theory of justice.

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978-0-444-85127-7

Language

English

Published

1970

Copyright

Copyright © 1970 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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North Holland

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AMARTYA K. SEN

Harvard University, Cambridge, USA