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Arrow and the Foundations of the Theory of Economic Policy

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxiii
  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
    2. Ordinal Utilitarianism

      • Allan F. Gibbard
      Pages 135-153
    3. Sparks from Arrow’s Anvil

      • Paul A. Samuelson
      Pages 154-178
    4. Arrow and the Problem of Social Choice

      • Kotaro Suzumura, Koichi Suga
      Pages 255-271
    5. Utilitarianism and Modern Economics

      • Gunnar Myrdal
      Pages 273-278
  5. Welfare and Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
    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

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tennessee, USA

    George R. Feiwel

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