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| John A Weymark |
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| ''Conundrums for Nonconsequentialists'' |
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| There are a number of single-profile impossibility theorems in social choice theory and welfare economics that demonstrate the incompatibility of dominance criteria with various nonconsequentialist principles given some rationality restrictions on the rankings being considered. This article is concerned with examining what they have in common and how they differ. Groups of results are identified that have similar formal structures and are established using similar proof strategies. |
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| Keywords: consequentialism, welfarism, social choice, welfare economics |
JEL: D6 - Welfare Economics: General
D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
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| Manuscript Received : Jun 19 2013 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jun 26 2013 |
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