Rawlsian Justice, Legitimacy and Deliberative Social Evaluation

Abstract The evaluation of alternative social states – judgements about their efficiency and equity – is an essential part of the economic discipline. The premise in much of contemporary economics is that social evaluation should be based on individual utilities or preferences. Although it is not often explicitly phrased in these words, the premise can … Continue reading Rawlsian Justice, Legitimacy and Deliberative Social Evaluation