Social Choice - Theory and Research

Klappentext Groups - organizations, corporations and governments - have formal rules for the allocation of their resources and in democratic societies the decisions about allocation are generally made by simple majority voting. But does majority rule always improve social well-being? Could it sometimes lead to collective irrationality? In this thought-provoking book, Paul E Johnson considers the key questions and concepts in social choice theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis What Is Social Choice Theory? Fundamental Terminology Discrete Social Choice Arrow¿s Theorem Fundamental Terminology Continuous Sets of Alternatives The Unidimensional Spatial Model The Multidimensional Spatial Model Conclusion Looking Backward and Forward

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Paul E. Johnson
• Edition: Sage Publications Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780761914068
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1406-8
• Pages: 120
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 215 mm x 7 mm
• Thèmes: Quantitative Applications in t; Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences; Quantitative Applications in t
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social, group or collective psychology, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics