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The economist's concept of "optimum allocation of resources" is a social optimum. That is, the idea is to maximize the net benefits for everybody in society, regardless of who enjoys the benefits or pays the cost.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - social%20optimum

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A social optimum occurs when the country's resources are used in such a way that it is not possible to make anyone better off without making somebody else worse off. This situation is described as being allocatively efficient, and is known as a Pareto optimum.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - social%20optimum

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Pluriel : des optimums ou des optima.  2, fiche 1, Français, - optimum%20social

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optimums (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).  3, fiche 1, Français, - optimum%20social

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