A theory of fairness and social welfare

I. Basics: 1. A contribution to welfare economics; 2. Efficiency versus equality; 3. Priority to the worst-off; 4. The informational basis of social orderings

II. Distribution: 5. Fair distribution of divisible goods: two approaches; 6. Specific domains; 7. Extensions

III. Production: 8. Public goods; 9. Private goods; 10. Unequal skills; 11. Income taxation; 12. Conclusions

Appendix A: Proofs.