Introduction To The Theory Of Social Choice

Author : Jerry S. Kelly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662099254

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Social Choice Theory by Jerry S. Kelly Pdf

This is a textbook introducing selected topics in formal social choice theory. Social choice theory studies group choices that are based on information about preferences of members of the group (voting rules being one important special case). This involves economics, which provides the method of modelling individual decision making; political philosophy, which provides criteria about the allocation of decision-influencing power; and game theory, which provides a framework for thinking about the strategies individuals employ in trying to influence the group choice. The goal of this book is to take basic ideas like impossibility theorems, rights exercising and strategy proofness and give the student just enough technical background to be able to understand these ideas in a logically rigorous way. This is done through a set of 250 exercises that constitute the heart of the book and which differentiate this book from all other texts in social choice theory.

Author : Wulf Gaertner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199297517

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A Primer in Social Choice Theory by Wulf Gaertner Pdf

This introductory text explores the theory of social choice. Written as a primer suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduates, this text will act as an important starting point for students grappling with the complexities of social choice theory. Rigorous yet accessible, this primer avoids the use of technical language and provides an up-to-date discussion of this rapidly developing field. This is the first in a series of texts published in association with the LSE.

Author : John Bonner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015016234133

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Introduction to the Theory of Social Choice by John Bonner Pdf

Author : Peter C. Fishburn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400868339

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The Theory of Social Choice by Peter C. Fishburn Pdf

One fundamental premise of democratic theory is that social policy, group choice, or collective action should be based on the preferences of the individuals in the society, group, or collective. Using the tools of formal mathematical analysis, Peter C. Fishburn explores and defines the conditions for social choice and methods for synthesizing individuals' preferences. This study is unique in its emphasis on social choice functions, the general position that individual indifference may not be transitive, and the use of certain mathematics such as linear algebra. The text is divided into three main parts: social choice between two alternatives, which examines a variety of majority-like functions; simple majority social choice, which focuses on social choice among many alternatives when two-element feasible subset choices are based on simple majority; and a general study of aspects and types of social choice functions for many alternatives. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Allan M. Feldman,Roberto Serrano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387293684

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Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory by Allan M. Feldman,Roberto Serrano Pdf

This book covers the main topics of welfare economics — general equilibrium models of exchange and production, Pareto optimality, un certainty, externalities and public goods — and some of the major topics of social choice theory — compensation criteria, fairness, voting. Arrow's Theorem, and the theory of implementation. The underlying question is this: "Is a particular economic or voting mechanism good or bad for society?" Welfare economics is mainly about whether the market mechanism is good or bad; social choice is largely about whether voting mechanisms, or other more abstract mechanisms, can improve upon the results of the market. This second edition updates the material of the first, written by Allan Feldman. It incorporates new sections to existing first-edition chapters, and it includes several new ones. Chapters 4, 6, 11, 15 and 16 are new, added in this edition. The first edition of the book grew out of an undergraduate welfare economics course at Brown University. The book is intended for the undergraduate student who has some prior familiarity with microeconomics. However, the book is also useful for graduate students and professionals, economists and non-economists, who want an overview of welfare and social choice results unburdened by detail and mathematical complexity. Welfare economics and social choice both probably suffer from ex cessively technical treatments in professional journals and monographs.

Author : Kenneth J. Arrow
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300186987

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Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth J. Arrow Pdf

Originally published in 1951, "Social Choice and Individual Values" introduced "Arrow's Impossibility Theorem" and founded the field of social choice theory in economics and political science. This new edition, including a new foreword by Nobel laureate Eric Maskin, reintroduces Arrow's seminal book to a new generation of students and researchers."Far beyond a classic, this small book unleashed the ongoing explosion of interest in social choice and voting theory. A half-century later, the book remains full of profound insight: its central message, 'Arrow's Theorem, ' has changed the way we think."--Donald G. Saari, author of "Decisions and Elections: Explaining the Unexpected "

Author : Jörg Rothe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662479049

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Economics and Computation by Jörg Rothe Pdf

This textbook connects three vibrant areas at the interface between economics and computer science: algorithmic game theory, computational social choice, and fair division. It thus offers an interdisciplinary treatment of collective decision making from an economic and computational perspective. Part I introduces to algorithmic game theory, focusing on both noncooperative and cooperative game theory. Part II introduces to computational social choice, focusing on both preference aggregation (voting) and judgment aggregation. Part III introduces to fair division, focusing on the division of both a single divisible resource ("cake-cutting") and multiple indivisible and unshareable resources ("multiagent resource allocation"). In all these parts, much weight is given to the algorithmic and complexity-theoretic aspects of problems arising in these areas, and the interconnections between the three parts are of central interest.

Author : Jac C. Heckelman,Nicholas R. Miller
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783470730

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Handbook of Social Choice and Voting by Jac C. Heckelman,Nicholas R. Miller Pdf

This Handbook provides an overview of interdisciplinary research related to social choice and voting that is intended for a broad audience. Expert contributors from various fields present critical summaries of the existing literature, including intuitive explanations of technical terminology and well-known theorems, suggesting new directions for research.

Author : Paul E Johnson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761914068

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Social Choice by Paul E Johnson Pdf

'Social Choice' is a comprehensive exploration of the key questions, concepts, terminology, methods and results of social choice theory.

Author : Wynn C. Stirling
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107165168

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Theory of Social Choice on Networks by Wynn C. Stirling Pdf

This highly original book challenges social choice theory by arguing for the importance of dynamic preferences and context in understanding important social phenomena.

Author : Kenneth Joseph Arrow,Amartya Sen,Kōtarō Suzumura
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Social choice
ISBN : 0444829148

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Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare by Kenneth Joseph Arrow,Amartya Sen,Kōtarō Suzumura Pdf

The Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare presents, in two volumes, essays on past and on-going work in social choice theory and welfare economics. The first volume consists of four parts. In Part 1 (Arrovian Impossibility Theorems), various aspects of Arrovian general impossibility theorems, illustrated by the simple majority cycle first identified by Condorcet, are expounded and evaluated. It also provides a critical survey of the work on different escape routes from impossibility results of this kind. In Part 2 (Voting Schemes and Mechanisms), the operation and performance of voting schemes and cost-sharing mechanisms are examined axiomatically, and some aspects of the modern theory of incentives and mechanism design are expounded and surveyed. In Part 3 (structure of social choice rules), the positional rules of collective decision-making (the origin of which can be traced back to a seminal proposal by Borda), the game-theoretic aspects of voting in committees, and the implications of making use of interpersonal comparisons of welfare (with or without cardinal measurability) are expounded, and the status of utilitarianism as a theory of justice is critically examined. It also provides an analytical survey of the foundations of measurement of inequality and poverty. In order to place these broad issues (as well as further issues to be discussed in the second volume of the Handbook) in perspective, Kotaro Suzumura has written an extensive introduction, discussing the historical background of social choice theory, the vistas opened by Arrow's Social Choice and Individual Values, the famous "socialist planning" controversy, and the theoretical and practical significance of social choice theory. The primary purpose of this Handbook is to provide an accessible introduction to the current state of the art in social choice theory and welfare economics. The expounded theory has a strong and constructive message for pursuing human well-being and facilitating collective decision-making. *Advances economists' understanding of recent advances in social choice and welfare *Distills and applies research to a wide range of social issues *Provides analytical material for evaluating new scholarship *Offers consolidated reviews and analyses of scholarship in a framework that encourages synthesis--

Author : Felix Brandt,Vincent Conitzer,Ulle Endriss,Jérôme Lang,Ariel D. Procaccia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107060432

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Handbook of Computational Social Choice by Felix Brandt,Vincent Conitzer,Ulle Endriss,Jérôme Lang,Ariel D. Procaccia Pdf

A comprehensive survey of computational aspects of collective decisions for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in computer science and economics.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674919211

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Collective Choice and Social Welfare by Amartya Sen Pdf

Originally published in 1970, this classic study has been recognized for its groundbreaking role in integrating economics and ethics, and for its influence in opening up new areas of research in social choice, including aggregative assessment. It has also had a large influence on international organizations, including the United Nations, notably in its work on human development. The book showed that the "impossibility theorems" in social choice theory--led by the pioneering work of Kenneth Arrow--do not negate the possibility of reasoned and democratic social choice. Sen's ideas about social choice, welfare economics, inequality, poverty, and human rights have continued to evolve since the book's first appearance. This expanded edition preserves the text of the original while presenting eleven new chapters of fresh arguments and results. "Expanding on the early work of Condorcet, Pareto, Arrow, and others, Sen provides rigorous mathematical argumentation on the merits of voting mechanisms...For those with graduate training, it will serve as a frequently consulted reference and a necessity on one's book shelf." --J. F. O'Connell, Choice

Author : Michael Allingham
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191579264

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Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Allingham Pdf

We make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy? This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Martin Peterson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107151598

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An Introduction to Decision Theory by Martin Peterson Pdf

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to all aspects of decision theory, now with new and updated discussions and over 140 exercises.