• Title of article

    What majority decisions are possible

  • Author/Authors

    Shelah، نويسنده , , Saharon، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    16
  • From page
    2349
  • To page
    2364
  • Abstract
    Suppose we are given a family of choice functions on pairs from a given finite set (with at least three elements) closed under permutations of the given set. The set is considered the set of alternatives (say candidates for an office). The question is, what are the choice functions c on pairs of this set of the following form: for some (finite) family of “voters”, each having a preference, i.e. a choice from each pair from the given family, c { x , y } is chosen by the preference of the majority of voters. We give full characterization.
  • Keywords
    Choice function , Majority decision , tournament , Condorcet’s paradox
  • Journal title
    Discrete Mathematics
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Discrete Mathematics
  • Record number

    1598703