Social rationality, separability, and equity under uncertainty

Mathematical Social Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-22

  Fleurbaey, Marc ^a   Gajdos, Thibault ^b   Zuber, Stéphane ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

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EID: 84911885703     PISSN: 01654896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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