Parallel axiomatizations of majority and unanimity

The relative majority rule and the unanimity rule are characterized in the two alternatives case. The main axioms rely on the idea of determining the preference of a group by partitioning it into two subgroups and aggregating next their preferences.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Quesada, Antonio
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 111.2011, 2, p. 151-154
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Social welfare function Relative majority rule Unanimity rule Axiomatic characterization Two alternatives

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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