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‘Social choice and welfare’ at 30: its role in the development of social choice theory and welfare economics

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The number of papers published in Social Choice and Welfare has tremendously increased over the years. This paper is a subjective overview of the parallel development of the journal and the subjects it covers. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Maurice Salles, 2014. "‘Social choice and welfare’ at 30: its role in the development of social choice theory and welfare economics," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 42(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sochwe:v:42:y:2014:i:1:p:1-16
    DOI: 10.1007/s00355-013-0776-5
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