Electoral systems : paradoxes, assumptions, and procedures /

Both theoretical and empirical aspects of single- and multi-winner voting procedures are presented in this collection of papers. Starting from a discussion of the underlying principles of democratic representation, the volume includes a description of a great variety of voting procedures. It lists a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Felsenthal, Dan S (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Machover, Moshé, Machover, Moshâe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Machover, Moshé
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2012
Berlin ; New York : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ©2012
Heidelberg ; New York : c2012
Berlin, Heidelberg : 2012
Series:Studies in Choice and Welfare,
Studies in choice and welfare
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Table of Contents:
  • Representative Electoral Systems - Underlying Assumptions and Decision Rules
  • Paradoxes Afflicting Electoral  Procedures and Their Expected Probability
  • Theory and Practice - Additional Considerations in Selecting a Voting Procedure
  • Representative Electoral Systems
  • Underlying Assumptions and Decision Rules
  • Paradoxes Afflicting Electoral Procedures and Their Expected Probability
  • Theory and Practice
  • Additional Considerations in Selecting a Voting Procedure