Laruelle, Annick; Valenciano, Federico - In: Social Choice and Welfare 24 (2005) 1, pp. 171-197
In this paper we propose a simple model for measuring ‘success’ or ‘decisiveness’ in voting situations. For an assessment of these features two inputs are claimed to be necessary: the voting rule and the voters’ behavior. The voting rule specifies when a proposal is to be accepted or...