A New approach to Rights in Social Choice Theory which Incorporates Utilitarianism

R. Barrett, Anne Pétron and Maurice Salles
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R. Barrett: University of Birmingham [Birmingham]
Anne Pétron: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The paper axiomatises a generalised utilitarian aggregation rule, under which different weights are assigned to utilities depending on the different rights involved. The relationship between actions, rights and the evaluation of utilities is investigated. Application is made to a famous example, Edwin-Angelina-the Judge, which appears in the social choice literature.

Keywords: Rights; Social choice theory; Utilitarianism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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Published in Social Choice and Welfare, 2004, 22 (1), pp.17-28. ⟨10.1007/s00355-003-0274-2⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s00355-003-0274-2

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