A Theory of Fairness and Social Welfare (Pocket)
avMarc Fleurbaey, Francois Maniquet, Marc Fleurbaey
ISBN: 9780521715348 - UTGIVEN: 201106The definition and measurement of social welfare have been a vexed issue for the past century. This 2011 book makes a constructive, easily applicable proposal and suggests how to evaluate the economic situation of a society in a way that gives priority to the worse-off and that respects each individ[...]
Fairness, Responsibility, and Welfare (Häftad)
avMarc Fleurbaey
ISBN: 9780199653591 - UTGIVEN: 201205What is a fair distribution of resources and other goods when individuals are partly responsible for their achievements? This book develops a theory of fairness incorporating a concern for personal responsibility, opportunities and freedom. With a critical perspective, it makes accessible the recent[...]
Beyond GDP (Inbunden)
avMarc Fleurbaey, Didier Blanchet
ISBN: 9780199767199 - UTGIVEN: 201308In spite of recurrent criticism and an impressive production of alternative indicators by scholars and NGOs, GDP remains the central indicator of countries' success. This book revisits the foundations of indicators of social welfare, and critically examines the four main alternatives to GDP that hav[...]
Equality of Opportunity (Inbunden)
avMarc Fleurbaey, Francois Maniquet
ISBN: 9789814368872 - UTGIVEN: 201203This book is a collection of articles written by the two authors on the topic of equality of opportunity. All articles build on the idea that a just society should equalize the resources that determine the opportunities agents face in order to follow their goals. Resources are either external, like [...]
