The political districting problem: A survey

Computer scientists and social scientists consider the political districting problem from different viewpoints. This paper gives an overview of both strands of the literature on districting in which the connections and the differences between the two approaches are highlighted.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Tasnádi, Attila
Published in:	Society and Economy. - Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, ISSN 1588-970X. - Vol. 33.2011, December, 3, p. 543-554
Publisher:	Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary
Subject:	political districting \| gerrymandering

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Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	I am very grateful to two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions. The author gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Corvinus University of Budapest through its Research Excellence Fellowship.
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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