Mathematics and democracy: Designing better voting and fair-division procedures

Steven J. Brams

doi:10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.013

Mathematics and democracy: Designing better voting and fair-division procedures

Steven J. Brams

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Abstract

This essay is adapted, with permission, from Steven J. Brams, Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures (Princeton University Press, 2008). The book offers a detailed development of the ideas discussed herein.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1666-1670
Number of pages	5
Journal	Mathematical and Computer Modelling
Volume	48
Issue number	9-10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.013
State	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

Democracy
Fair-division procedures
Mechanism design
Normative analysis
Voting procedures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Modeling and Simulation
Computer Science Applications

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