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S. Subramanian ()
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Chapter Chapter 6 in Inequality and Poverty, 2019, pp 15-17 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter amplifies on the concerns of Chap. 5 , by enquiring into the reasons for the inability of Welfare Economics to deal meaningfully with distributional questions. Drawing on the seminal work of Amartya Sen, the chapter explains how the extremely restricted informational basis of Welfare Economics—founded, as it is, on a particularly limited set of data purely on individual utilities—has contributed to the sparse engagement of Welfare Economics with distributional ethics.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8185-0_6

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