New study finds that the Rawls’ difference principle guarantees neither Pareto improvements nor Pareto optimality (IMAGE)

Waseda University

New study finds that the Rawls’ difference principle guarantees neither Pareto improvements nor Pareto optimality

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In a recent paper, Waseda University’s Associate Professor Hun Chung explains how helping the least advantaged group in a society does not automatically benefit other groups and lead to an optimal social state.

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Hun Chung, Waseda University

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