Cycles and Social Choice The True and Unabridged Story of a Most Protean Paradox |
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Author:
| Schwartz, Thomas |
ISBN: | 978-1-316-85323-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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The centuries-old paradox of voting is that majorities sometimes prefer x to y, y to z, and z to x - a cycle. This book is about the numerous and diverse sources and consequences of cycles, under majority rule and countless other regimes. Their discovery constitutes much of the mathematical theory of voting and social choice.
The centuries-old paradox of voting is that majorities sometimes prefer x to y, y to z, and z to x - a cycle. This book is about the numerous and diverse sources and consequences of cycles, under majority rule and countless other regimes. Their discovery constitutes much of the mathematical theory of voting and social choice.