The Theory of Social Choice / / Peter C. Fishburn.
One fundamental premise of democratic theory is that social policy, group choice, or collective action should be based on the preferences of the individuals in the society, group, or collective. Using the tools of formal mathematical analysis, Peter C. Fishburn explores and defines the conditions fo...
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Fishburn, Peter C., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Theory of Social Choice / Peter C. Fishburn. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1973 1 online resource (278 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1757 Frontmatter -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- PART I. SOCIAL CHOICE WITH TWO ALTERNATIVES -- CHAPTER 2. Social Choice Functions for Two Alternatives -- CHAPTER 3. Duality and Representative Systems -- CHAPTER 4. Decisive Coalitions and Representative Systems -- CHAPTER 5. Weighted Voting and Anonymous Choice Functions -- CHAPTER 6. Strong Decisiveness and Special Majorities -- PART II. SIMPLE MAJORITY SOCIAL CHOICE -- CHAPTER 7. Binary Relations and Binary Choices -- CHAPTER 8. Simple Majority Social Choice -- CHAPTER 9. Single-Peaked Preferences -- CHAPTER 10. Guarantees and Triples -- CHAPTER 11. Transitive Majorities -- CHAPTER 12. Condorcet Conditions -- CHAPTER 13. From Borda to Dodgson -- PART III. SOCIAL CHOICE FUNCTIONS -- CHAPTER 14. Conditions for Social Choice -- CHAPTER 15. Choice Functions and Passive Intraprofile Conditions -- CHAPTER 16. Arrow's Impossibility Theorem -- CHAPTER 17. Summation Social Choice Functions -- CHAPTER 18. Lotteries on Social Alternatives -- REFERENCES -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star One fundamental premise of democratic theory is that social policy, group choice, or collective action should be based on the preferences of the individuals in the society, group, or collective. Using the tools of formal mathematical analysis, Peter C. Fishburn explores and defines the conditions for social choice and methods for synthesizing individuals' preferences. This study is unique in its emphasis on social choice functions, the general position that individual indifference may not be transitive, and the use of certain mathematics such as linear algebra.The text is divided into three main parts: social choice between two alternatives, which examines a variety of majority-like functions; simple majority social choice, which focuses on social choice among many alternatives when two-element feasible subset choices are based on simple majority; and a general study of aspects and types of social choice functions for many alternatives.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Social Sciences Sociology Sociology, other. Social choice. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Social Sciences 9783110413601 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691619194 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400868339 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400868339 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400868339.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- PART I. SOCIAL CHOICE WITH TWO ALTERNATIVES -- CHAPTER 2. Social Choice Functions for Two Alternatives -- CHAPTER 3. Duality and Representative Systems -- CHAPTER 4. Decisive Coalitions and Representative Systems -- CHAPTER 5. Weighted Voting and Anonymous Choice Functions -- CHAPTER 6. Strong Decisiveness and Special Majorities -- PART II. SIMPLE MAJORITY SOCIAL CHOICE -- CHAPTER 7. Binary Relations and Binary Choices -- CHAPTER 8. Simple Majority Social Choice -- CHAPTER 9. Single-Peaked Preferences -- CHAPTER 10. Guarantees and Triples -- CHAPTER 11. Transitive Majorities -- CHAPTER 12. Condorcet Conditions -- CHAPTER 13. From Borda to Dodgson -- PART III. SOCIAL CHOICE FUNCTIONS -- CHAPTER 14. Conditions for Social Choice -- CHAPTER 15. Choice Functions and Passive Intraprofile Conditions -- CHAPTER 16. Arrow's Impossibility Theorem -- CHAPTER 17. Summation Social Choice Functions -- CHAPTER 18. Lotteries on Social Alternatives -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
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