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Arrow and the Foundations of the Theory of Economic Policy

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. George R. Feiwel

    1. University of Tennessee, USA

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxiii
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  2. The Many Dimensions of Kenneth J. Arrow

    1. The Many Dimensions of Kenneth J. Arrow

      • George R. Feiwel
      Pages 1-115

  3. Social Choice: the Science of the Impossible?

    1. Social Choice: the Science of the Impossible?

      • Peter J. Hammond
      Pages 116-131

  4. Social Choice, Utilitarianism, and Beyond

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Ordinal Utilitarianism

      • Allan F. Gibbard
      Pages 135-153

    3. Sparks from Arrow’s Anvil

      • Paul A. Samuelson
      Pages 154-178

    4. On Reconciling Arrow’s Theory of Social Choice with Harsanyi’s Fundamental Utilitarianism

      • Peter J. Hammond
      Pages 179-221

    5. Arrow’s Independence Condition and the Bergson—Samuelson Tradition

      • Murray Kemp, Yew-Kwang Ng
      Pages 223-241

    6. Maximizing Freedom of Decision: an Axiomatic Analysis

      • Patrick Suppes
      Pages 243-254

    7. Arrow and the Problem of Social Choice

      • Kotaro Suzumura, Koichi Suga
      Pages 255-271

    8. Utilitarianism and Modern Economics

      • Gunnar Myrdal
      Pages 273-278

  5. Welfare and Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
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    2. The Optimum Order Revisited

      • Jan Tinbergen
      Pages 281-327

    3. Information, Welfare, and Product Diversity

      • Steven C. Salop, Joseph E. Stiglitz
      Pages 328-340

    4. On the Fair Allocation of Indivisible Goods

      • Eric S. Maskin
      Pages 341-349

    5. Income Distribution and Differences in Needs

      • Anthony B. Atkinson, François Bourguignon
      Pages 350-370

    6. When is a Fixed Income Distribution Optimal?

      • John S. Chipman
      Pages 371-381

    7. Peak Pricing, Congestion, and Fairness

      • William J. Baumol, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 382-409

    8. The Tension Theory of Welfare

      • Jan Tinbergen
      Pages 410-417

  6. Growth, Choice, and Utilization of Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 419-419
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    George R. Feiwel

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