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welfare economics [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Economic Planning
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A branch of economic theory dealing with the evolution of principles for maximizing social welfare.

CONT

In practice, welfare economics concerns chiefly the possibilities for improving the way that given aggregates of resources may be allocated to different user to satisfy better individual wants.

OBS

Compare with "environmental economics".

Key term(s)
  • welfare economy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Planification économique
  • Économie nationale et internationale
CONT

Le terme de bien-être [...] situation heureuse liée à la satisfaction des besoins [...] est de plus en plus souvent utilisé (notamment Économie de Bien-Être) en faisant référence à un domaine nouveau de l'analyse et de la recherche économique : les règles du fonctionnement d'une économie nationale où la satisfaction éprouvée par l'ensemble des individus qui la compose serait maximale.

Key term(s)
  • économique du bien-être

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Planificación económica
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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