Rawlsian Justice as the Core of a Game

It is suggested that the ethical notion of social contract can be formally modeled using the well-studied concept of the core of a game. This provides a mathematical technique for studying social contracts and theories of justice. The idea is applied to Rawlsian justice here.

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Year of publication:	1980-02
Authors:	Roemer, John E. Roemer ; Howe, Roger
Institutions:	Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in American Economic Review (December 1981), 880-895 The price is None Number 544 23 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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