Laissez-faire versus Pareto
Laissez-faire versus Pareto
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自由放任与帕累托
DOI:
10.1007/s00355-021-01373-4
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
Z. Öztürk
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作者:
Kristof Bosmans;Z. Öztürk
Consider two principles for social evaluation. The first, “laissez-faire”, says that mean-preserving redistribution away from laissez-faire incomes should be regarded as a social worsening. This principle captures a key aspect of libertarian political philosophy. The second, weak Pareto, states that an increase in the disposable income of each individual should be regarded as a social improvement. We show that the combination of the two principles implies that total disposable income ought to be maximized. Strikingly, the relationship between disposable incomes and laissez-faire incomes must therefore be ignored, leaving little room for libertarian values.