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The Impossibility of a Paretian Libertarian: a Solution through the Imposition of a Rationality Condition on Individual Preferences on Conjunct Alternatives

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  • Mihai Ungureanu

    (National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest)

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In this article I present the Impossibility of a Paretian Libertarian theorem (Sen) and I discuss its significance with regard to the problem of externalities. I introduce two conditions for the selection of an “acceptable” solution for this impossibility result: efficacy for real societies and ideological fidelity. I present Hillinger-Lapham, Gibbard, Blau and Saari solutions and I classify them according to the two conditions mentioned above. I extend the social choice literature by introducing a new solution consisting in a reformulation of the libertarian at the minimal-rational libertarian preferences. In this formulation the only relevant kind of preferences are those that are “minimal-rational libertarian”. This solution satisfies both the efficacity for real societies and the ideological fidelity conditions.

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  • Mihai Ungureanu, 2008. "The Impossibility of a Paretian Libertarian: a Solution through the Imposition of a Rationality Condition on Individual Preferences on Conjunct Alternatives," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania - AGER, vol. 11(11(528)), pages 37-50, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:agr:journl:v:11(528):y:2008:i:11(528):p:37-50
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