{"product_id":"9783642755040","title":"Ethical Social Index Numbers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEthical Social Index Numbers\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChakravarty, Satya R.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book we are concerned with income profile based ethical social index numbers. An ethical index is designed from an explicit social evaluation function with a specific purpose in mind. For example, an ethical relative inequality index determines the fraction of total income that could be saved without any welfare loss if society distri­ buted incomes equally. Ethical indices contrast with descriptive indices which are de­ rived without using any concept of social welfare. Needless to say, ethical indices are not meant to supplant descriptive indices, rather they are constructed with different aims. We begin Chapter 1 with a formal discussion on the concept of a social evaluation function. In the main body of this chapter we consider the problem of ranking income profiles using a social evaluation function. In Chapter 2 we set about analyzing alter­ native approaches to the measurement of inequality. In Chapter 3 we focus our attention on the Gini index, the most frequently used index of inequality, and its extensions. In Chapter 4 we formulate the notion of an ethical distance function that measures welfare of one population relative to another. Chapter 5 is devoted to quantifications and discussions of alternative definitions of relative deprivation put forward by Runci­ man(1966).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-12-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642755040\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-75502-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 242.0cm x170.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 309.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44408237457548,"sku":"9783642755040","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642755040.jpg?v=1755789589","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783642755040","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}