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

• Autore: Gaertner Wulf
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009
• Edizione: Rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 302/.1301
• Soggetto topico: Social choice
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A primer in social choice theory
• ISBN: 1-282-26882-1; 9786612268823; 0-19-156987-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454898803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: LSE perspectives in economic analysis.