Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Application s.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Hardcover. Neat gift inscription to dedication page possibly by one of the authors.; else near fine, No jacket. Very tight and clean.. xv, 240 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. In this volume, while looking at the probabilistic foundations of collective decision-making rules, the authors challenge much of the existing theoretical wisdom about social choice processes, and seek to restore faith in the possibility of democratic decision makingContents: Introduction. The lack of theoretical and practical support for majority cycles. A general concept of majority rule. On the model dependence versus robustness of social choice results. Constructing majority preferences from subset choice data. Majority rule in a general sampling framework. Conclusions and directions for future behavioral social choice research.