Modern welfare economics comprises three contrasting approaches. Pure Paretianism focuses on cases where everyone is made better off or worse off. This approach commands broad (although not universal) assent but does not apply to most real world choices. Cost-benefit analysis does most of the practical work for economic policy evaluation, but does not offer fully sound foundations. Newer approaches treat economic welfare as either cardinal or measurable in nature, often dropping the traditional strictures against interpersonal utility comparisons. This collection brings together these three approaches, examines their strengths and weaknesses and asks whether they share a common future.
Economic Welfare will provide an indispensable reference source for students, academics and practitioners.
Modern welfare economics comprises three contrasting approaches. Pure Paretianism focuses on cases where everyone is made better off or worse off. This approach commands broad (although not universal) assent but does not apply to most real world choices. Cost-benefit analysis does most of the practical work for economic policy evaluation, but does not offer fully sound foundations. Newer approaches treat economic welfare as either cardinal or measurable in nature, often dropping the traditional strictures against interpersonal utility comparisons. This collection brings together these three approaches, examines their strengths and weaknesses and asks whether they share a common future.
Economic Welfare will provide an indispensable reference source for students, academics and practitioners.

Economic Welfare
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Economic Welfare
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781858989310 |
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Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Publication date: | 03/26/2000 |
Series: | Critical Ideas in Economics series , #3 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 736 |
Product dimensions: | 6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d) |