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1998 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Theory of Voting

verfasst von : Anatol Rapoport

Erschienen in: Decision Theory and Decision Behaviour

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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The most familiar type of democratic decision is majority rule. It reflects the rather vague principle of ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ (Bentham, 1780[1948]) and can be so interpreted if social good is measured by the number of people pleased by the result of an election or a referendum, provided there are exactly two candidates or two ways of voting on an issue.

Metadaten
Titel
Theory of Voting
verfasst von
Anatol Rapoport
Copyright-Jahr
1998
Verlag
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377769_15