A Primer in Social Choice Theory

Zusatztext ...an outstanding Primer for the field of social choice that will surely become a standard reference for those wanting to be initiated in the field. Informationen zum Autor Wulf Gaertner is Professor of Economics at the University of Osnabrück in Germany and Fellow of Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin. He has held several visiting posts at Tulane University, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and was the recipient of the Ludwig Lachmann Research Fellowship from the LSE for the period 2006-2008. Professor Gaertner is also one of the managing editors of the journal, Social Choice and Welfare. Klappentext This introductory text explores the theory of social choice. This text is an important starting point for students grappling with the complexities of social choice theory. Rigorous yet accessible! with new chapter exercises! it avoids the use of technical language and provides an up-to-date discussion of this rapidly developing field. Zusammenfassung This introductory text explores the theory of social choice. This text is an important starting point for students grappling with the complexities of social choice theory. Rigorous yet accessible, with new chapter exercises, it avoids the use of technical language and provides an up-to-date discussion of this rapidly developing field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Glossary of major concepts 1: Introduction 2: Arrow's Impossibility Result 3: Majority Decision Under Restricted Domains 4: Individual Rights 5: Manipulability 6: Espacing Impossibilities: Social Choice Rules 7: Distributive Justice: Rawlsian and Utilitarian Rules 8: Cooperative Bargaining 9: Empirical Social Choice 10: A Few Steps Beyond

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gaertner, Wulf Gaertner
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 23.04.2009
• EAN: 9780199565306
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956530-6
• Pages: 232
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Thèmes: LSE Perspectives in Economic A; London School of Economics Perspectives in Economic Analysis; Print on Demand; London School of Economics Perspectives in Economic Analysis
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Autres; Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, MATHEMATICS / Game Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Political science and theory, Economic theory and philosophy, Decision theory: general