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We started off by defining welfare economics as a branch of study that endeavours to formulate propositions that enable us to state that social welfare in one economic situation is greater or lesser than in another. Is the welfare economics presented in this book useful in this respect?
Parts of this chapter are based on Ng (1978).
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Ng, YK. (2004). Conclusion: Towards an Interdisciplinary Study of Welfare?. In: Welfare Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403944061_12
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