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Pareto, Pigou and third-party consumption: divergent approaches to welfare theory with implications for the study of public finance

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This study utilises the distinction between ophelimity and utility to contrast Pareto's and Pigou's divergent approaches to economic and social welfare when individuals are conscious of consumption by third-parties. It is argued that diverse characterisations of science lie at the heart of the substantive differences in these approaches to welfare, with divergences in the treatment of third-party consumption being more significant than any variations in the ordinal or cardinal representation of welfare issues. Moreover, differences associated with the treatment of third-party consumption have implications for the choice between an economic and a sociological base for the study of public finance.

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  • Michael McLure, 2010. "Pareto, Pigou and third-party consumption: divergent approaches to welfare theory with implications for the study of public finance," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 635-657.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:17:y:2010:i:4:p:635-657
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2010.482996
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