Mathematical Theory of Democracy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

The mathematical theory of democracy deals with selection of representatives who make decisions on behalf of the whole society. In this book, the notion of representativeness is operationalized with the index of popularity (the average percentage of the population whose opinion is represented on a number of issues) and the index of universality (the frequency of cases when the opinion of a majority is represented). These indices are applied to evaluate and study the properties of single representatives (e.g. president) and representative bodies (e.g. parliament, magistrate, cabinet, jury, coalition). To bridge representative and direct democracy, an election method is proposed that is based not on voting but on indexing candidates with respect to the electorate's political profile. In addition, societal and non-societal applications are considered.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Studies in Choice and Welfare
Release date:	August 2015
Authors:	Andranik Tangian
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	615
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-43480-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Public finance > General Books > Money & Finance > Public finance > General Promotions
LSN:	3-642-43480-0
Barcode:	9783642434808

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