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Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

By Jon Elster , John E. Roemer

Book information

Year
1993
ISBN
052145722X, 9780521457224, 0521392748, 9780521392747
Open Library ID
OL15058598M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14688822 bytes)
Pages
412\418
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this volume a diverse group of economists, philosophers, political scientists, and psychologists address the problems, principles, and practices involved in comparing the well-being of different individuals. A series of questions lie at the heart of this investigation: What is the relevant concept of well-being for the purposes of comparison? How could the comparisons be carried out for policy purposes? How are such comparisons made now? How do the difficulties involved in these comparisons affect the status of utilitarian theories? This collection constitutes the most advanced and comprehensive treatment of one of the cardinal issues in social theory.

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