Chapter 1 Social justice and the distribution of income

Handbook of Income Distribution

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 59-85

  Sen, Amartya ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70350106793     PISSN: 15740056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0056(00)80004-4     Document Type: Review

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