Abstract

Ok and Lambert (1999) show that one does not have to be a utilitarian to accept Atkinson

and Bourguignon’s (1987) sequential generalized Lorenz dominance criterion, because the

latter is also supported by a much wider class of aggregation functions. We take a minimal

stance: we show that it suffices to be a weighted utilitarian –with higher weights for the

more needy– to accept it. We also discuss some possible extensions.