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Thinking the help of public decision making differently. Amartya K. Sen and the debate on information
[Penser l’aide à la décision publique autrement. Amartya Sen et le débat sur l’information]

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  • Antoinette Baujard

    (UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne, GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - EM - EMLyon Business School - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Sen invites to think differently about the help of public decision making and the evaluation of public policies. Rather than mechanically deriving a recommendation from the aggregation of certain information considered to represent individual utility, he emphasizes why the debate on information is of crucial importance. He highlights the relevance of individual and collective, subjective and objective information, sentiments and scientific assertions, as well as the need to take their limitations seriously. A fair collective decision requires the combination of these different natures of information within a well-ordered public reasoning.

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  • Antoinette Baujard, 2023. "Thinking the help of public decision making differently. Amartya K. Sen and the debate on information [Penser l’aide à la décision publique autrement. Amartya Sen et le débat sur l’information]," Working Papers halshs-04626892, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:halshs-04626892
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