Individualism and ethics: Samuelson's welfare economics

Roger Backhouse

doi:10.1017/9781108882507.009

Individualism and ethics: Samuelson's welfare economics

Roger Backhouse

Economics

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This chapter explores the extent to which Samuelson's welfare economics went beyond welfarism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Welfare Theory, Public Action, and Ethical Values
Subtitle of host publication	Revisiting the History of Welfare Economics
Editors	Roger Backhouse, Antoinette Baujard, Tamotsu Nishizawa
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	8
Pages	186-207
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108898690, 9781108882507
ISBN (Print)	9781108841450, 9781108794848
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108882507.009
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2021

Keywords

Samuelson
welfare economics
welfarism
individualism

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