A simple characterization of majority rule

Assuming an odd number of voters, E. S. Maskin recently provided a characterization of majority rule based on full transitivity. This paper characterizes majority rule with a set of axioms that includes two of Maskin's, dispenses with another, and contains weak versions of his other two axioms. It allows the number of voters to be odd or even.

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Year of publication:	2000-04-13
Authors:	Kelly, Jerry S. ; Campbell, Donald E.
Published in:	Economic Theory. - Springer. - Vol. 15.2000, 3, p. 689-700
Publisher:	Springer
Subject:	IIA \| Majority \| Pareto \| Single-peaked \| Transitivity

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	Received: December 23, 1998; revised version: May 10, 1999
Classification:	D60 - Welfare Economics. General ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; D71 - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations ; D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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