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The Relativity of the Welfare Concept

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  • van Praag, Bernard M.S., "undated". "The Relativity of the Welfare Concept," WIDER Working Papers 295601, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.295601
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    2. Bernard M. S. van Praag & Nico L. van der Sar, 1988. "Household Cost Functions and Equivalence Scales," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 23(2), pages 193-210.
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