Liberalism Suggests That Public Policies Should Aim to

question 267

Multiple Choice

Liberalism suggests that public policies should aim to

• A)maximize the sum of utility of everyone in society.
• B)maximize the well-being of the average person in society.
• C)maximize the well-being of the worst-off person in society.
• D)minimize the difference between the utility of the best-off person in the society and the utility of the worst-off person in society.

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