Los límites de la eficiencia económica en una sociedad democrática

Alejandro Agafonow ()
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Alejandro Agafonow: Universidad Antonio de Lebrija

Revista de Economía Institucional, 2007, vol. 9, issue 16, pages 89-119

Abstract: During the 20th century, Marxism and non-egalitarian or classical liberalism debated the properties of economic reasoning, that is, the way economic institutions value multiple ends. This debate produced an implicit consensus between market socialists and non-egalitarian liberals about democracy. In this consensus, the Rousseau’s general will was replaced by the individual will, and popular sovereignty reflected in consumer sovereignty. This essay uses a Rawlsian perspective to analyze the limits of economic efficiency in a democratic society.

Keywords: economic efficiency; democracy; Rawls (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 P20 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007

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