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The dilemma of a paretian liberal: Some consequences of Sen's theorem

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The author would like to thank Ken Shepsle, William Boyd, and anonymous referees for their careful readings of an earlier draft and would like to absolve them of responsibility for remaining errors.

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Aldrich, J. The dilemma of a paretian liberal: Some consequences of Sen's theorem. Public Choice 30, 1–21 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718813

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