Rational Choice and Social Welfare Theory and Applications

The papers in this volume explore various issues relating to theories of rational choice and social welfare and their applications. The topics include resource allocation problems, population ethics, rationalizability of choice functions and demand functions for money, game theory, individual rights...

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Other Authors: Pattanaik, Prasanta K. (Editor), Tadenuma, Koichi (Editor), Xu, Yongsheng (Editor), Yoshihara, Naoki (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Studies in Choice and Welfare
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The papers in this volume explore various issues relating to theories of rational choice and social welfare and their applications. The topics include resource allocation problems, population ethics, rationalizability of choice functions and demand functions for money, game theory, individual rights, and measurements of vulnerability, diversity, and changes in individual welfare. Researchers and advanced graduate students who want to learn more about such topics will find the book very useful
Physical Description:XII, 272 p. 18 illus online resource
ISBN:9783540798323