The underlying assumptions of electoral systems
Machover, M.
(2012).
The underlying assumptions of electoral systems.
In
Felsenthal, D. S. & Machover, M.
(Eds.),
Electoral Systems: Paradoxes, Assumptions, and Procedures
(pp. 3-10).
Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20441-8_1
I propose a twofold classification of the main considerations underlying the choice of an election procedure: political criteria on the one hand, and social-choice criteria on the other. I formulate political dichotomies, each combination of which narrows down the choice of procedure to a sub-class of the class of all procedures. I discuss what social-choice theory has to offer in each of these.
| Item Type | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2012 Springer |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences (CPNSS) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-642-20441-8_1 |
| Date Deposited | 07 Feb 2012 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41793 |
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