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Liberalism of Freedom Versus Liberalism of Happiness
[Libéralisme de la liberté versus libéralisme du bonheur : le cas du paradoxe libéral-parétien]

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  • Herrade Igersheim

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona)

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The purpose of this paper is to suggest how to apply the notion of "normative science". We propose two resolutions to Sen's paradox of a Paretian liberal by invoking two opposite philosophic traditions – liberalism of freedom and liberalism of happiness. Thanks to formalized tools which reflect each of these traditions, we obtain two distinct conditions which enable to resolve this impossibility result. After having examined the signification of these conditions, we opt for liberalism of freedom to deal with Sen's liberal paradox.

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  • Herrade Igersheim, 2006. "Liberalism of Freedom Versus Liberalism of Happiness [Libéralisme de la liberté versus libéralisme du bonheur : le cas du paradoxe libéral-parétien]," Post-Print hal-00279379, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00279379
    DOI: 10.3917/reco.573.0389
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