dse 2011 Q 14

[tarun]

a society has 3 individuals & 3 alternatives A.B,C. individual 1 n 2  prefers A to B n B to C.  3 prefers C to B n B to A .rawlsian social planner wud choose....                                                                                                        

A
B
C
A OR C

pls explain..sum1

[Rain Man]

Yep. I'm stuck too :( . Help required.

[shiva20]

i dont know whether this logic is correct or not but i think

rawlsian social welfare function maximizes the utility of worst off agent so w = min(u1,u2,u3)

if a is chosen then u1=u2>u3 thus 3 is worst off
if c is chosen then u3>u1=u2 thus 1 and 2 are worst off
if b is chosen then u1=u2=u3 thus all are equally worst off or better off


hence the social planner should choose b

[sara]

i m also of this view.can u explain me ques no 45? y the ans is d.

[Rain Man]

Thanks :)