If somebody prefers an income distribution more favorable to the poor for the sole reason that he is poor himself, this can hardly be considered as a genuine value judgment on social welfare.


Harsanyi, J. C. (1953). "Cardinal Utility in Welfare Economics and in the Theory of Risk-taking". J. Polit. Economy 61 (5): p. 434

John Harsanyi Quotes

If somebody prefers an income distribution more favorable to the poor for the sole reason that he is poor himself, this can hardly be considered as a ...

If somebody prefers an income distribution more favorable to the poor for the sole reason that he is poor himself, this can hardly be considered as a ...

If somebody prefers an income distribution more favorable to the poor for the sole reason that he is poor himself, this can hardly be considered as a ...

If somebody prefers an income distribution more favorable to the poor for the sole reason that he is poor himself, this can hardly be considered as a ...