Yet another characterization of the majority rule

[EN] We prove an alternative characterization of the majority rule for unrestricted societies and a binary agenda. It uses neither of the three original axioms from the characterization by May (1952) for fixed societies that confront two alternatives.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Rodríguez Alcantud, José Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/149835
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/149835
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Majority rule
Voting
Axiomatization
Social choice
6307.01 Evolución de las Sociedades
Descripción
Sumario:[EN] We prove an alternative characterization of the majority rule for unrestricted societies and a binary agenda. It uses neither of the three original axioms from the characterization by May (1952) for fixed societies that confront two alternatives.