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FONCTION BIEN-ETRE SOCIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social welfare function
1, record 1, English, social%20welfare%20function
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a ranking of preferences by society as a whole between alternative possibilities, e.g. between a situation in which wealth or income are distributed more equally or less equally by inheritance, effort, chance, monopoly, taxation. 2, record 1, English, - social%20welfare%20function
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Many of the programs have redistributive effects benefiting some persons at the expense of others, and cost-benefit analysis makes no contribution toward the establishment of the social welfare function that provides society's answer about the relative desirability of various patterns of income distribution. 3, record 1, English, - social%20welfare%20function
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonction de bien-être social
1, record 1, French, fonction%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20social
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fonction d'utilité collective 2, record 1, French, fonction%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20collective
correct
- fonction d'utilité sociale 3, record 1, French, fonction%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20sociale
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à la suite d'un changement économique [...] fonction [qui] est censée indiquer dans quel sens le bien-être collectif varie quand ceux des individus se modifient éventuellement en des sens opposés [...] 4, record 1, French, - fonction%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre%20social
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- función de bienestar social
1, record 1, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20de%20bienestar%20social
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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