Fair Division and Collective Welfare

by Hervé Moulin

Book Overview

The concept of fair division is as old as civil society itself. Aristotle's "equal treatment of equals" was the first step toward a formal definition of distributive fairness. The concept of collective welfare, more than two centuries old, is a pillar of modern economic analysis. Reflecting fifty years of research, this book examines the contribution of modern microeconomic thinking to distributive justice. Taking the modern axiomatic approach, it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262633116
• ISBN13: 9780262633116
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher