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2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Kenneth Arrow's idea of justice

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K23174
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0106:Political science and related fields
Research InstitutionHokkaido University (2020-2022)
Tohoku Gakuin University (2019)

Principal Investigator

Saito Nao  北海道大学, 経済学研究院, 准教授 (20612831)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2023-03-31
Keywords正義論 / ケネス・アロー / 市場の限界 / 民主主義
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to systematize the ideas behind the work of Kenneth Arrow, who contributed much to the development of neoclassical economics and welfare economics. In addition, this study also clarified Arrow's ideological transition. In conclusion, while Arrow on the one hand acknowledged the shortcomings of capitalism and democracy in terms of the difficulty of information transmission, he advocated the need for the ethical relationship of individuals, and the choice of justice in the theory of the original position to compensate for these shortcomings. Arrow did not agree with socialism on the grounds that it would lead to the corruption of power and infringe on individual freedom.

Free Research Field

経済哲学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、ケネス・アローの研究を支える思想を体系的に明らかにする初めての研究である。アローは社会的選択理論並びに新古典派経済学の発展に貢献しながらも、倫理的観点からその限界を指摘し続けた。その限界として指摘されたのが、社会的信頼などの社会関係資本や環境問題などである。それらの問題は現代でも深刻な問題であり、アローの思想を明らかにすることで、経済学的手法による問題解決の限界を指摘することができると考えられる。

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Published: 2024-01-30  

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