Collective choice and social welfare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sen, Amartya Kumar, 1933- (autor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Holden-Day, 1970
Series:Mathematical economics texts; no. 5
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.