Equitable opportunities: An axiomatic approach

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-147

  Kranich, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0030268992     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.1996.0112     Document Type: Article

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