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OPTIMUM SOCIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social optimum
1, record 1, English, social%20optimum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
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, record 1, English, - social%20optimum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
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, record 1, English, - social%20optimum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- optimum social
1, record 1, French, optimum%20social
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des optimums ou des optima. 2, record 1, French, - optimum%20social
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
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, record 1, French, - optimum%20social
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- power optimum 1, record 2, English, power%20optimum
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- optimum économique 1, record 2, French, optimum%20%C3%A9conomique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- optimum de puissance 1, record 2, French, optimum%20de%20puissance
- optimum social 1, record 2, French, optimum%20social
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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