Population Issues in Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, and Ethics (Hardcover)

This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. The approach is, in the main, welfarist, basing rankings on the well-being, broadly conceived, of those who are alive (or ever lived). The axiomatic method is employed, and topics investigated include: the measurement of individual well-being, social attitudes toward inequality of well-being, the main classes of population principles, principles that provide incomplete rankings, principles that rank uncertain alternatives, best choices from feasible sets, and applications. The chapters are divided, with mathematical arguments confined to the second part. The first part is intended to make the arguments accessible to a more general readership. Although the book can be read as a defense of the critical-level generalized-utilitarian class of principles, comprehensive examinations of other classes are included.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Econometric Society Monographs
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Charles Blackorby • Walter Bossert • David J. Donaldson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	378
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-82551-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	0-521-82551-2
Barcode:	9780521825511

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