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Choice, Preferences, and Procedures

A Rational Choice Theoretic Approach

Kotaro Suzumura

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English
Harvard University Press
06 June 2016
Kotaro Suzumura is one of the world's foremost thinkers in social choice theory and welfare economics. Bringing together essays that have become classics in the field, Choice, Preferences, and Procedures examines foundational issues of normative economics and collective decision making.

Social choice theory seeks to critically assess and rationally design economic mechanisms for improving human life. An important part of Suzumura's contribution over the past forty years has entailed fusion of abstract microeconomic ideas with an understanding of real-world economies in a coherent analysis. This volume of selected essays reveals the evolution of Suzumura's thinking over his career. Groundbreaking papers explore the nature of individual and social choice and the idea of assigning value to freedom of choice, different forms of rationality, and concepts of individual rights, equity, and fairness.

Suzumura elucidates his innovative approach for recognizing interpersonal comparisons in the vein of Adam Smith's notion of sympathy and expounds the effect of paying due attention to nonconsequential features, such as the opportunity to choose and the procedure for decision making, along with the standard consequential features. Analyzing the role of economic competition, Suzumura points out how restricting competition may, in some circumstances, improve social welfare. This is not to recommend government regulation rather than market competition but to emphasize the importance of procedural features in a competitive context. He concludes with illuminating essays on the history of economic thought, focusing on the ideas of Vilfredo Pareto, Arthur Pigou, John Hicks, and Paul Samuelson.

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Imprint:   Harvard University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 45mm
Weight:   1.328kg
ISBN:   9780674725126
ISBN 10:   0674725123
Pages:   816
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kotaro Suzumura is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow, Waseda University, and Member of the Japan Academy.

Reviews for Choice, Preferences, and Procedures: A Rational Choice Theoretic Approach

Kotaro Suzumura is one of the foremost leaders of thought in rational decisions and social choice as well as the economics of welfare. The reach of his work is breathtaking, and I cannot think of anything that can beat this collection for its reach and profundity in exploring some of the most foundational issues in decision making, investigated at the highest level of analytical sophistication. The work is an inspiration as well as an intellectual feast.--Amartya Sen, Harvard University Suzumura's leading position as a scholar in the theory of individual and social choice, and in the understanding of the intellectual foundations of public choice, is assured. This book shows the arc of his development. It contains a deep comprehension of the issues involved, both in their technical aspects and in their philosophical foundations.--Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University The book collects the best of Kotaro Suzumura's work on social choice and welfare economics, adding a long introduction about his influences and several essays on the history of social choice...The volume will serve as a useful collection of Suzumura's work for social choice theorists and graduate students interested in the field, especially because it includes material that is otherwise hard to obtain.--R. B. Emmett Choice (11/01/2016)


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