The tyranny of non-aggregation versus the tyranny of aggregation in social choices : a real dilemma

dc.contributor.author	Fleurbaey, Marc
dc.contributor.author	Tungodden, Bertil
dc.date.accessioned	2007-04-27T10:36:13Z
dc.date.available	2007-04-27T10:36:13Z
dc.date.issued	2006-12
dc.identifier.issn	0804-6824
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/163058
dc.description.abstract	Can a trifle gain to sufficiently many well-off justify imposing a much larger sacrifice on the worst-off? We show that if one answers negatively to such a question, one is forced to accept the maximin principle and give full priority to the worst-off even when a trifle gain to the worst-off imposes a substantial sacrifice on arbitrarily many well-off. If one dislikes this consequence, one faces a real dilemma in choosing between the tyranny of aggregation and the tyranny of non-aggregation.	en
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Economics	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Discussion paper	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2006:39	en
dc.subject	aggregation	en
dc.subject	social choice	en
dc.subject	maximin	en
dc.subject	utilitarianism	en
dc.title	The tyranny of non-aggregation versus the tyranny of aggregation in social choices : a real dilemma	en
dc.type	Working paper	en
dc.subject.nsi	VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212	en