This work measures a priori voting power in social choice theory, presenting a systematic and critical examination of a priori voting, and analyzing the foundations and methodological assumptions underlying the theory. At the same time, it presents...
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This work measures a priori voting power in social choice theory, presenting a systematic and critical examination of a priori voting, and analyzing the foundations and methodological assumptions underlying the theory. At the same time, it presents case study examples
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Groundwork of the Theory; 3 Power as Influence; 4 Weighted Voting in the US; 5 Weighted Voting in the CMEC; 6 Power as a Prize; 7 Paradoxes and Postulates; 8 Taking Abstention Seriously; A Appendix: Numerical Examples; B Appendix: Axiomatic Characterizations; List of US Court Cases Cited; Bibliography; Technical Index; General Index