Is fairness in the eye of the beholder? An impartial spectator analysis of justice

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-127

  Konow, James ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65049087356     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-008-0348-2     Document Type: Article

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