Positive Political Theory I: Collective Preference

by Jeffrey S. Banks and David Austen-Smith

Book Overview

Positive Political Theory I is concerned with the formal theory of preference aggregation for collective choice. The theory is developed as generally as possible, covering classes of aggregation methods that include such well-known examples as majority and unanimity rule and focusing in particular on the extent to which any aggregation method is assured to yield a set of best alternatives. The book is intended both as a contribution to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472087215
• ISBN13: 9780472087211
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"