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Measures of Deprivation and their Meaning in Terms of Social Satisfaction

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  • Satya Chakravarty
  • Diganta Mukherjee

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This paper proposes relative and absolute measures of deprivation using social satisfaction functions. The relative (absolute) measure gives us the amount by which social satisfaction can be increased in proportional (absolute) terms by redistributing incomes equally. We also demonstrate the existence of a relationship between summary indices of deprivation (including the Gini coefficient, the maximin index, the coefficient of variation and their absolute counterparts) and social satisfaction.
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  • Satya Chakravarty & Diganta Mukherjee, 1999. "Measures of Deprivation and their Meaning in Terms of Social Satisfaction," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 47(1), pages 89-100, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:47:y:1999:i:1:p:89-100
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1005086804195
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    Keywords

    Deprivation; Satisfaction; Social satisfaction functions; Measures of deprivation; Unified approach;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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