Population issues in social-choice theory, welfare economics and ethics

• Main Author: Blackorby, Charles 1937- (Author)
• Other Authors: Bossert, Walter, Donaldson, David 1938-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Cambride University Press 2005; ©2005
• Series: Econometric Society monographs ; no. 39
• Subjects: Population > Econometric models; Population policy; Quality of life; Welfare economics > Econometric models; Social choice
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• Physical Description: viii, 369 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-358) and indexes
• ISBN: 0521825512 (hardback)

This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. Basing rankings on the well-being, broadly conceived, of those who are alive (or ever lived), the axiomatic method is employed. Topics investigated include the measurement of individual well-being, social attitudes toward inequality of well-being, the main classes of population principles, principles that provide incomplete rankings or rank uncertain alternatives, best choices from feasible sets, and applications.