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The liberal ethics of non-interference and the Pareto principle

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04/2014
Author
Mariotti, Marco
Veneziani, Roberto
Keywords
Liberalism
Harm principle
Non-interference
Impossibility
JC Political theory
BJ Ethics
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Abstract
We analyse the liberal ethics of noninterference applied to social choice. A liberal principle capturing noninterfering views of society and inspired by John Stuart Mill's conception of liberty, is examined. The principle captures the idea that society should not penalise agents after changes in their situation that do not affect others. An impossibility for liberal approaches is highlighted: every social decision rule that satisfies unanimity and a general principle of noninterference must be dictatorial. This raises some important issues for liberal approaches in social choice and political philosophy.
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Mariotti , M & Veneziani , R 2014 ' The liberal ethics of non-interference and the Pareto principle ' School of Economics & Finance Discussion Paper , no. 1404 , University of St Andrews , St Andrews .
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0962-4031
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Working or discussion paper
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(c) The author 2014
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http://ideas.repec.org/p/san/wpecon/1404.html
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4665

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