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This essay deals with the notion and content of freedom of choice proposing a new set up and a new family of measures … some ideas of John StuartMill, we propose that freedom of choice has to be understood not in a single stage of choice, but … this new framework, we propose a set of axioms that imply the following family of measures of lifetime's freedom of choice …
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measure of freedom is proposed which is apt to interpersonal comparisons of opportunity sets. Individual choice freedom may … that progressive taxation redistributes freedom in favour of the poor, all the more so when public revenues are used to … finance the public provision of goods, in which case overall freedom may result enlarged …
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measure is not based on pivotality, but rather on a measure of freedom of choice in individual decisions. Indeed, I use the …
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In this paper I present a measure of freedom for opportunity sets which are bounded by both budget and time constraints … leaving freedom distribution unaltered should apply progressive taxation. Since incomes bind freedom only partially when time … constraints bind, taxing the rich reduces his freedom proportionally less than taxing the poor reduces his. Moreover, when incomes …
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studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person's happiness …. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the freedom of choice to fully develop a model of happiness. We name those …
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studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person s happiness …. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the freedom of choice to fully develop a model of happiness. We name those …
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The paper sketches an argument for a classical liberal view of the "natural rights" of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness, albeit one based in a semi-"rule-utilitarian" approach, where the defense is based in a "hypothetical imperative" and circumscribed by what social science...
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This paper reexamines key results from the measurement of opportunity freedom , or the extent to which a set of options … the effective freedom relation—and their variations are considered within a common axiomatic framework. Special attention … is given to representations of freedom rankings, with the goal of providing practical approaches for measuring …
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Personal freedom is highly valued by many and a central element of liberal political philosophy. Although personal … freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … envisaged unequivocal guarantor of freedom. Instead, an independent judicial system, insulated from everyday politics, might …
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