Fair Division and Collective Welfare

by Hervé Moulin

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