The Pareto principle and resource egalitarianism

This paper introduces and studies the leximin Paretian ordering, which refines the consensual leximin ordering by adding the Pareto principle to the concept of lexicographic egalitarianism. We also provide an alternative characterization of the consensual Rawlsian ordering. We introduce several new...

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Published in:Mathematical social sciences 2017-01, Vol.85, p.23-29
Main Author: Jang, Inkee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commodities
Dominance
Egalitarianism
Pareto optimum
Probability
Social order
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Summary:This paper introduces and studies the leximin Paretian ordering, which refines the consensual leximin ordering by adding the Pareto principle to the concept of lexicographic egalitarianism. We also provide an alternative characterization of the consensual Rawlsian ordering. We introduce several new axioms, including the Permutation Pareto Principle and Internal Dominance, and study their logical relationships. •I partially characterize the consensual Rawlsian social ordering (Sprumont 2012).•I introduce and characterize the leximin Paretian ordering.•I propose a strong bundle-reducing principle and a strong Permutation Pareto axiom.•I prove that these two axioms are mutually compatible.•I show that the leximin Paretian ordering satisfies these axioms.
ISSN:0165-4896
1879-3118
DOI:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2016.10.010