Arrow, Kenneth Joseph

édition originale du premier livre de l'auteur. In-8 (228 x 150 mm) de XI, 99 pp., (1) p.
Cartonnage d'éditeur de percaline bleue.

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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Kenneth Arrow, économiste américain né en 1921, a reçu le prix Nobel d'Économie en 1972 pour sa contribution à la théorie du bien-être telle qu'elle est exprimée dans Social choice.
Par son théorème d'impossibilité, il reformule le paradoxe du vote selon Condorcet (1785) et mène une réflexion pour définir l'intérêt général.
« Arrow's impossibility theorem appeared to have such startling consequences for both political philosophy and welfare economics that literally hundreds of papers have been written to refute it. But Arrow's theorem has withstood all technical criticisms and has never been decisively challenged on its own grounds » (Blaug, Great Economists since Keynes, p. 6).
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