Conceptions of Freedom and Ranking Opportunity Sets – A Typology
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چکیده
A wide diversity of rankings of opportunity sets are characterized through what is now commonly called the freedom of choice literature. An opportunity set is better ranked when it provides more freedom. This survey is organized as a typology of the rankings, according to the specific conception of freedom they capture: freedom of choice, freedom as autonomy, freedom as exercise of significant choices, negative freedom. The role of preferences in freedom rankings is discussed in the conclusion.
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