TY - BOOK AU - Arrow,Kenneth Joseph AU - Sen,Amartya K. AU - Suzumura,Kōtarō TI - Handbook of social choice and welfare SN - 0444829148 (alk. paper : v. 1) AV - HB846.8 .H36 2002 U1 - 330.12'6 PY - 2002/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Elsevier KW - Social choice KW - Welfare economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The primary purpose of this Handbook is to provide an accessible introduction to the current state of the art in social choice theory and welfare economics. The expounded theory has a strong and constructive message for pursuing human well-being and facilitating collective decision-making. Advances economists' understanding of recent advances in social choice and welfare Distills and applies research to a wide range of social issues *Provides analytical material for evaluating new scholarship *Offers consolidated reviews and analyses of scholarship in a framework that encourages synthesis UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002072211-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002072211-t.html ER -