Non-Interference Implies Equality

Social Choice and Welfare 32 (1):123-128 (2009)
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Abstract

We propose a new principle of 'non-interference' applied to social welfare orderings. The principle, together with two other standard requirements, implies a strong egalitarian conclusion: the ordering must lexicographically maximize the welfare of the worst off.

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Roberto Veneziani
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