Logically satisfactory methods for narrowing the range of social choice can be designed. For example, the SDF which transforms (S, R) into P(S, R), that is, the Pareto rule, satisfies all the conditions imposed on C(·) in Theorem 9: The Pareto rule is normal. For if x ∈ P(S, R) and y ∈ S,...

In this paper I have developed a mostly new graphical technique for analyzing government expenditure and, particularly, for analyzing how expenditure grows. The analysis assumes that government has the power to set agendas that are straight lines in the space of issues, and that voters choose...