1998, ISBN: 9780674971608

eoeCan the values which individual members of society attach to different alternatives be aggregated into values for society as a whole, in a way that is both fair and theoretically sound… Mehr…

eoeCan the values which individual members of society attach to different alternatives be aggregated into values for society as a whole, in a way that is both fair and theoretically sound? Is the majority principle a workable rule for making decisions? How should income inequality be measured? When and how can we compare the distribution of welfare in different societies?e So reads the 1998 Nobel citation by the Swedish Academy, acknowledging Amartya Sene(tm)s important contributions in welfare economics and particularly his work in Collective Choice and Social Welfare. 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 organizations, including the United Nations, notably in its work on human development. The book showed that the eoeimpossibility theoremse in social choice theorye""led by the pioneering work of Kenneth Arrowe""do not negate the possibility of reasoned and democratic social choice. Sene(tm)s ideas about social choice, welfare economics, inequality, poverty, and human rights have continued to evolve since the booke(tm)s first appearance. This expanded edition preserves the text of the original while presenting eleven new chapters of fresh arguments and results. Both the new and original chapters alternate between nonmathematical treatments of Sene(tm)s subjects, accessible to all, and mathematical arguments and proofs. A new introduction gives a far-reaching, up-to-date overview of the subject of social choice. Media >, [PU: Harvard University Press]<

2016, ISBN: 9780674971608

Harvard University Press, Hardcover, Auflage: Expanded, 432 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-11-24T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780674971608, 0.78 kg, Business & Economic Hist… Mehr…

Harvard University Press, Hardcover, Auflage: Expanded, 432 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-11-24T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780674971608, 0.78 kg, Business & Economic History, Biographies & Histories, Business, Finance & Law, Subjects, Books, Economic Conditions, Economics, Political Economy, Theory & Philosophy, Political Science & Ideology, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Press & Journalism, Media & Communication Industries, Communication Studies, Social Welfare & Services, Social Issues, Harvard University Press, 2016<