Electronic Resource
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
Economics and philosophy
14 (1998), S. 307-337
ISSN:
0266-2671
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Philosophy
,
Economics
Notes:
There is a long tradition in economics of evaluating social arrangements by the extent to which individuals' preferences are satisfied. This is the tradition of welfarism, which has developed from nineteenth-century utilitarianism. Increasingly, however, the presumption that preference-satisfaction is the appropriate standard for evaluating social arrangements is being challenged by an alternative view: that we should focus on the set of opportunities open to each individual.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266267100003874
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