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When one thinks about how collective decisions are made, voting is
the method that comes naturally to mind. But other methods such as
random process and consensus are also used. This book explores just
what a collective decision is, classifies the methods of making
collective decisions, and identifies the advantages and
disadvantages of each method. Classification is the prelude to
evaluation. What are the characteristics of a method of making
collective decisions, the book asks, that permit us to describe a
collective decision as good? The second part of the book is
detailed exploration of voting: the dimensions in which voting
situations differ, the origins and logic of majority rule, the
frequency of cycles in voting, the Arrow and Gibbard-Satterthwaite
theorems, criteria for ways of cutting through cycles and the
application of these criteria to a variety of rules, voting over
continuums, proportional representation, and voting rules that take
account of intensities of preferences. Relatively unknown methods
of voting give voting a much greater potential than is generally
recognized. Collective Decisions and Voting is essential reading
for everyone with an interest in voting theory and in how public
choices might be made.
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