Power, Freedom, and Voting - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 364209242X ISBN 13 : 9783642092428

Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

Power, Freedom, and Voting is an interdisciplinary book that presents a comprehensive insight into current research by economists, mathematicians, philosophers and political scientists on three intimately related concepts that are at the heart of theories of democracy and social welfare. The editors have brought together some of the leading scholars in the different fields to create a distinctive volume. Chapters include contributions on foundational and methodological issues in the definition and measurement of power and freedom and empirical studies of power and coalition formation in voting bodies. The volume also contains contributions that make an effort to bridge the gaps between different disciplinary approaches, including one on the importance of Machiavelli’s writing as a reference point for modern political theory, and others on the related concepts of fairness and responsibility. A majority of the chapters make use of game theory.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This interdisciplinary work offers comprehensive insight into three concepts at the heart of democracy and social welfare theory. The text explores methodologies for measurement of power and freedom, empirical studies of coalitions in voting bodies, and more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 364209242X
• ISBN 13: 9783642092428
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 452
• Éditeur: Braham Matthew, Steffen Frank
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