Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Applications

by Bernard N. Grofman, Michel Regenwetter, A.A.J. Marley, et al.

Book Overview

Behavioral Social Choice looks at the probabilistic foundations of collective decision-making rules. The authors challenge much of the existing theoretical wisdom about social choice processes, and seek to restore faith in the possibility of democratic decision-making. In particular, they argue that worries about the supposed prevalence of majority rule cycles that would preclude groups from reaching a final decision about what alternative they prefer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521829682
• ISBN13: 9780521829687
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"