Condorcet's Paradox
William V. (University Of Delaware) Gehrlein
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Paperback. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 303 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Condorcet’s Paradox has been formally studied by an amazing number of people in many different contexts for more than two centuries. Peter Fishburn introduced the basic notion of the Paradox to me in 1971 during a course in Social Choice Theory at Pennsylvania State University. My immediate response to seeing the simple example that he presented was that this phenomenon certainly could not be very likely to ever be observed in reality. Peter quickly suggested that I should work on developing some representations for the probability that the Paradox might occur, and very soon thereafter that pursuit began. It is ... Read more
Condorcet’s Paradox has been formally studied by an amazing number of people in many different contexts for more than two centuries. Peter Fishburn introduced the basic notion of the Paradox to me in 1971 during a course in Social Choice Theory at Pennsylvania State University. My immediate response to seeing the simple example that he presented was that this phenomenon certainly could not be very likely to ever be observed in reality. Peter quickly suggested that I should work on developing some representations for the probability that the Paradox might occur, and very soon thereafter that pursuit began. It is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library C
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642070358
SKU
V9783642070358
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