Voting Procedures for Electing a Single Candidate
Author | : Dan S. Felsenthal |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2018-01-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783319740331 |
ISBN-13 | : 3319740334 |
Rating | : 4/5 (334 Downloads) |
Download or read book Voting Procedures for Electing a Single Candidate written by Dan S. Felsenthal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with 18 voting procedures used or proposed for use in elections resulting in the choice of a single winner. These procedures are evaluated in terms of their ability to avoid paradoxical outcomes. Together with a companion volume by the same authors, Monotonicity Failures Afflicting Procedures for Electing a Single Candidate, published by Springer in 2017, this book aims at giving a comprehensive overview of the most important advantages and disadvantages of procedures thereby assisting decision makers in the choice of a voting procedure that would best suit their purposes.