Condorcet's paradox

DOI10.1007/BF00143070zbMath0512.90009OpenAlexW4245672781MaRDI QIDQ1050240

William V. Gehrlein

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Theory and Decision (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00143070

zbMATH Keywords

surveyCondorcet's paradox of votingfinite number of votersinfinite number of votersparadox probabilityvarious forms of preference rankings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social choice (91B14)

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