Minimal relativism, dominance, and standard of living comparisons based on functionings

This paper considers the functioning approach to the standard of living. It shows that, in evaluating standards of living, one is faced with deep-rooted tensions between the principle of weak dominance and the principle of minimal relativism, which requires some minimal respect for differences between the evaluations of different individuals and/or the differences between the norms of different communities. Copyright 2007 , Oxford University Press.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Pattanaik, Prasanta K. ; Xu, Yongsheng
Published in:	Oxford Economic Papers. - Oxford University Press. - Vol. 59.2007, 2, p. 354-374
Publisher:	Oxford University Press

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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