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Title
Social choice theory : an introductory text / Satish Kumar Jain.
ISBN
9789811696619 (electronic bk.)
9811696616 (electronic bk.)
9811696608
9789811696602
Imprint
Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-981-16-9661-9 doi
Call Number
HB846.8
Dewey Decimal Classification
302/.13
Summary
This introductory textbook on social choice theory makes the social choice theoretic framework and its main results, that have a direct bearing on the discourses on electoral rules and policy evaluation, accessible to a larger audience. The text is essentially self-contained. No previous knowledge of mathematical logic or relational algebra is assumed. Whatever technical prerequisites are needed, are developed in the text itself. Although the text is at an introductory level, there has been no compromise on rigor. Unlike most introductory books, the relevant proofs are not omitted; rather, they have been explained in detail. The text has a large number of examples so that the concepts and results become clear to the reader. There is a large number of exercises with full solutions provided at the end of the text, so that the reader can check her/his understanding of the material.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 10, 2022).
Series
Springer texts in business and economics.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789811696602
Introduction
Elementary Logic
Sets, Relations, Functions
Binary Relations
Social Choice Theoretic Framework and Arrow Impossibility Theorem
Some Important Value-Judgments, Rules and Theorems
Implications of Weakening of Some of Arrow Conditions
The Method of Majority Decision: Conditions for Transitivity and Quasi-Transitivity
Strategic Aspects
Summary and Concluding Remarks.
