Revealed meta-preferences : axiomatic foundations of normative assessments in the capability approach

<p>This paper explores the possibility of defining a non-utilitarian normative standard for assessments of welfare and deprivation. The paper contributes to this end in three ways. First, the paper formalises a key aspect of Prof. Sen’s critique of neoclassical welfare economics, regarding the...

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Main Author: Silva-Leander, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2011