From separability to unweighted sum: A case for utilitarianism

Theory and Decision

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-312

  Ng, Yew Kwang ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Individualism; Separability; Social choice; Social welfare functions; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041686526     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026432128221     Document Type: Article

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