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Los límites de la eficiencia económica en una sociedad democrática

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  • Alejandro Agafonow

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    During the 20th century, Marxism and non-egalitarian or classical liberalism debated the properties of economic reasoning, that is, the way economic institutions value multiple ends. This debate produced an implicit consensus between market socialists and non-egalitarian liberals about democracy. In this consensus, the Rousseau’s general will was replaced by the individual will, and popular sovereignty reflected in consumer sovereignty. This essay uses a Rawlsian perspective to analyze the limits of economic efficiency in a democratic society.

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    Article provided by Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía in its journal Revista de Economía Institucional.

    Volume (Year): 9 (2007)
    Issue (Month): 16 (January-June)
    Pages: 89-119

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    Handle: RePEc:rei:ecoins:v:9:y:2007:i:16:p:89-119

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    Keywords: economic efficiency; democracy; Rawls;

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