On Measuring Freedom

Eckehard Rosenbaum

Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2000, vol. 12, issue 2, 205-227

Abstract: This article proposes an alternative conceptualization of freedom of choice. The endeavour is motivated by the view that welfare comprises various capabilities (prominently among them freedom), which have to be measured and compared separately. Starting from a critical appraisal of recent work by economists and political philosophers on axiomatizations of freedom, the suggested conceptualization builds on the idea of freedom as reflecting the range of possible actions open to an individual. I argue both that this conceptualization is better suited to capturing many real world examples than are previous conceptualizations, and that it improves our understanding of the notion of freedom (of choice).

Keywords: freedom; measurement; social choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1177/0951692800012002004

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