Lack of opportunities, non-paternalism, and priority to the worst off
提出一种新的福利方法，聚焦并优先考虑最弱势群体，通过衡量机会匮乏而非收入来评估个体，同时尊重个体对美好生活的看法，为政策分析提供新工具。
Abstract This paper presents a novel welfare approach that focuses on and prioritizes the worst-off. It bridges the gap between social welfare functions and poverty measures to provide a new tool for policy analysis. In contrast to social welfare functions, individuals are compared in terms of their lack of opportunities for a decent standard of living. In contrast to poverty measures, the assessment of individuals is non-paternalistic and respects individuals’ views of what constitutes a good life. The characterized social deprivation function is also generalized to differences in household needs.