Population Issues in Social Choice Theory Welfare Economics and Ethics

This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. Basing rankings on the well-being broadly conceived of those who are alive (or ever lived) the axiomatic method is employed. Topics investigated include the measurement of individual well-being social attitudes toward inequality of well-being the main classes of population principles principles that provide incomplete rankings or rank uncertain alternatives best choices from feasible sets and applications.