More on the majority rule: profiles, societies, and responsiveness

DOI10.1016/j.econlet.2004.12.021zbMath1254.91131OpenAlexW2150309703MaRDI QIDQ1927853

Gerhard J. Woeginger

Publication date: 2 January 2013

Published in: Economics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2004.12.021

zbMATH Keywords

Paretomajority ruleresponsiveness

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Voting theory (91B12)

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