An axiomatic theory of political representation

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2008.06.005MaRDI QIDQ1001832zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Christopher P. Chambers

Publication date 19 February 2009

Published in Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170809-092845210

zbMATH Keywords

Gerrymanderingproportional representationquasi-arithmetic meansrepresentative systemssocial choice

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Voting theory (91B12)

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• Constitutionally consistent voting rules over single-peaked domains
• Consistent representative democracy
• Multilevel multidimensional consistent aggregators
• A characterization of proportionally representative committees
• Electoral rules and minority representation in U.S. Cities
• Fair Majority Voting (or How to Eliminate Gerrymandering)
• Gerrymander-proof representative democracies
• Representation of constitutions under incomplete information
• Vote swapping in irresolute two-tier voting procedures

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