1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454898803321

Autore

Gaertner Wulf

Titolo

A primer in social choice theory [[electronic resource] /] / Wulf Gaertner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-26882-1

9786612268823

0-19-156987-9

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

LSE perspectives in economic analysis

Disciplina

302/.1301

Soggetti

Social choice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed. published in 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE FIRST EDITION; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; 1 Introduction; 2 Arrow's impossibility result; 3 Majority decision under restricted domains; 4 Individual rights; 5 Manipulability; 6 Escaping impossibilities: social choice rules; 7 Distributive justice: Rawlsian and utilitarian rules; 8 Cooperative bargaining; 9 Empirical social choice; 10 A few steps beyond; REFERENCES; HINTS TO THE EXERCISES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This introductory text explores the theory of social choice. This text is an important starting point for students grappling with the complexities of social choice theory. Rigorous yet accessible, with new chapter exercises, it avoids the use of technical language and provides an up-to-date discussion of this rapidly developing field. - ;Processes of collective decision making are seen throughout modern society. How does a government decide on an investment strategy within the health care and educational sectors? Should a government or a community introduce measures to combat climate change an