Chapter 11 Utilitarianism and the theory of justice

Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 543-596

  Blackorby, Charles ^a   Bossert, Walter ^b   Donaldson, David ^c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

social choice; utilitarianism; welfarism

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649359715     PISSN: 15740110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0110(02)80015-7     Document Type: Review

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