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Social Evaluation Through Notional Choice

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  • Sidney S. Alexander

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I. Introduction, 597. — II. The underlying metaphysics, 600. — III. A notional mechanism for social evaluation, 603. — IV. The theory is utilitarian, 606. — V. The conflation problem, 609. — VI. Specification of the good, 618. — VII. Pluralism in welfare standards, 621.

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  • Sidney S. Alexander, 1974. "Social Evaluation Through Notional Choice," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 88(4), pages 597-624.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:88:y:1974:i:4:p:597-624.
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