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Theory of fairness and social welfare /



xx, 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - (Econometric society monographs ) Content notes : I. Basics:
1. A contribution to welfare economics;
2. Efficiency versus equality;
3. Priority to the worst-off;
4. The informational basis of social orderings --

II. Distribution:
5. Fair distribution of divisible goods: two approaches;
6. Specific domains;
7. Extensions --

III. Production:
8. Public goods;
9. Private goods;
10. Unequal skills;
11. Income taxation;
12. Conclusions --
Appendix A: Proofs--

Bibliography--
Index. Welfare economics. Fairness.

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