Chance and justice: social policies and the Harsanyi-Vickrey-Rawls problem

European Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1393-1416

  Kolm, Serge Christophe ^a  

^a Sch of Adv Studs in Social Sci   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031735519     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00104-9     Document Type: Article

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