Social welfare when needs differ: An axiomatic approach

Economica

Volumn 64, Issue 254, 1997, Pages 233-244

  Ebert, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0000167280     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00075     Document Type: Article

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