Collective Choice and Social Welfare : : An Expanded Edition / / Amartya Sen.

Originally published in 1970, this classic study has been recognized for its groundbreaking role in integrating economics and ethics, and for its influence in opening up new areas of research in social choice, including aggregative assessment. It has also had a large influence on international organ...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface (1970)
  • New Preface (2017)
  • Acknowledgements
  • New Introduction (2017)
  • Collective Choice and Social Welfare (1970)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1*. Preference Relations
  • 2. Unanimity
  • 2*. Collective Choice Rules and Pareto Comparisons
  • 3. Collective Rationality
  • 3*. Social Welfare Functions
  • 4. Choice Versus Orderings
  • 4*. Social Decision Functions
  • 5. Values and Choice
  • 5*. Anonymity, Neutrality and Responsiveness
  • 6. Conflicts and Dilemmas
  • 6*. The Liberal Paradox
  • 7. Interpersonal Aggregation and Comparability
  • 7*. Aggregation Quasi- Orderings
  • 8. Cardinality With or Without Comparability
  • 8*. Bargains and Social Welfare Functions
  • 9. Equity and Justice
  • 9*. Impersonality and Collective Quasi- Orderings
  • 10. Majority Choice and Related Systems
  • 10*. Restricted Preferences and Rational Choice
  • 11. Theory and Practice
  • Collective Choice and Social Welfare (2017)
  • A1. Enlightenment and Impossibility
  • A1*. Social Preference
  • A2. Rationality and Consistency
  • A2*. Problems of Social Choice
  • A3. Justice and Equity
  • A3*. Social Welfare Evaluation
  • A4. Democracy and Public Engagement
  • A4*. Votes and Majorities
  • A5. The Idea of Rights
  • A5*. Rights and Social Choice
  • A6. Reasoning and Social Decisions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index