Collective Choice and Social Welfare (Volume 11) (Advanced Textbooks in Economics, Volume 11) - Hardcover

Sen, A.K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444851275 ISBN 13: 9780444851277

Publisher: North Holland, 1984

Synopsis

This book is concerned with the study of collective preference, in particular with the relationship between the objectives of social action and the preferences and aspirations of society's members. Professor Sen's approach is based on the assumption that the problem of collective choice cannot be satisfactorily discussed within the confines of economics. While collective choice forms a crucial aspect of economics, the subject pertains also to political science, the theory of the state, and to the theory of decision procedures. The author has therefore used material from these disciplines, plus philosophical aspects from ethics and the theory of justice.

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Review

Expanding on the early work of Condorcet, Pareto, Arrow, and others, Sen provides rigorous mathematical argumentation on the merits of voting mechanisms...For those with graduate training, it will serve as a frequently consulted reference and a necessity on one's book shelf.--J. F. O'Connell"Choice" (10/01/2017)

Trying to find a sober and rational voice amidst all of the nationalistic-inward-breast-beating-hysteria is getting increasingly more difficult. Thankfully, though, the Indian economist, Amartya Sen, is someone who has been providing a voice of reason--to think about how to build a fairer and more just society--for decades.--J. P. O'Malley"Irish Examiner" (04/22/2017)

There are many books that qualify as good, but it is a rare book that can be described as transformative. Straddling economics, philosophy, and logic, Amartya Sen's Collective Choice and Social Welfare is widely recognized as a transformative and seminal work that shaped modern welfare economics...The publication of this classic after so many years, in an enlarged edition, is an occasion for celebration.--Kaushik Basu"Indian Express" (02/25/2017)

About the Author

Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard University.

Edition details

• Publisher: North Holland
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444851275
• ISBN 13: 9780444851277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236