The strange history of social choice

Iain McLean

Handbook of Social Choice and Voting

Edited by Jac C. Heckelman and Nicholas R. Miller

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.

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Published in print:: 18 Dec 2015

ISBN:: 9781783470723

eISBN:: 9781783470730

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470730

Pages:: c 424

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Chapter 2: The strange history of social choice

Iain McLean

Handbook Chapter

Published:: 18 December 2015

Category:: Handbook Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470730.00007

Pages:: 15–34 (20 total)

Collection: Economics 2015

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2. The strange history of social choice Iain McLean 2.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter tells a bizarre story. The subject that we now call social choice has been repeatedly characterized. Over two millennia, some exceptionally smart people have glimpse...

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