TY - BOOK AU - Kaplow,Louis AU - Shavell,Steven TI - Fairness versus Welfare SN - 9780674039315 AV - K247 ǂb K37 2006eb U1 - 361.61 PY - 2022///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Droit et économie politique KW - Ethics KW - Fairness KW - Impartialité KW - Justice KW - Law and economics KW - Morale KW - Politique sociale KW - Social policy KW - PHILOSOPHY / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; SUMMARY OF CONTENTS --; CONTENTS --; Prologue --; Acknowledgments --; PART ONE. FRAMEWORK --; I. Introduction --; II. Welfare Economics and Notions of Fairness --; PART TWO. ANALYSIS --; III. Torts --; IV. Contracts --; V. Legal Procedure --; VI. Law Enforcement --; PART THREE. EXTENSIONS --; VII. On the Use of Notions of Fairness and Welfare Economics by Different Types of Actors --; VIII. Comments on the Breadth and Soundness of Welfare Economics --; IX. Conclusion --; References --; Index; restricted access N2 - By what criteria should public policy be evaluated? Fairness and justice? Or the welfare of individuals? Debate over this fundamental question has spanned the ages. Fairness versus Welfare poses a bold challenge to contemporary moral philosophy by showing that most moral principles conflict more sharply with welfare than is generally recognized. Fairness versus Welfare has profound implications for the theory and practice of policy analysis and has already generated considerable debate in academia UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674039315?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674039315 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674039315/original ER -