probabilistic models, statistical inference, and applications /
Michel Regenwetter ... [et al.]
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006
xv, 240 p. :
ill. ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-231) and indexes
The lack of theoretical and practical support for majority cycles -- A general concept of majority rule -- On the model dependence versus robustness of social choice results -- Constructing majority preferences from subset choice data -- Majority rule in a general sampling and Bayesian inference framework -- Conclusions and directions for future behavioral social choice research
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In this volume, while looking at the probabilistic foundations of collective decision-making rules, the authors challenge much of the existing theoretical wisdom about social choice processes, and seek to restore faith in the possibility of democratic decision making