The veil of ignorance violates priority

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-257

  Moreno Ternero, Juan D ^a   Roemer, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49749144931     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026626710800182X     Document Type: Article

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