Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Applications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521829687)

Looking 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, have been greatly overstated. In practice, majority rule can be expected to work well in most real-world settings. They provide new insights into how alternative model specifications can change our estimates of social orderings.

Author: Michel Regenwetter, Bernard Grofman, A. A. J. Marley
ISBN-10: 0521829682
ISBN-13: 9780521829687
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2006
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d