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Power, Voting, and Voting Power: 30 Years After
Holler, Manfred J. - 2013
, which provides an up-to-date overview of applications of n-person game theory to the study of power in multimember bodies …. Other theories that shed light on power distribution (e.g. aggregation theory) are treated as well. The book revisits the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016547
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Voting Paradoxes and Group Coherence : The Condorcet Efficiency of Voting Rules
Gehrlein, William V. - 2011
Voting Paradoxes and Their Probabilities -- Condorcet's Paradox and Group Coherence -- Other Incompability Paradoxes -- Other Voting Paradoxes -- Condorcet Efficiency and Social Homogeneity -- Coherence and the Efficiency Hypothesis -- Other Characteristics of Voting Rules -- The Significance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015194
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Power, Freedom, and Voting
Braham, Matthew (contributor); Steffen, Frank (contributor) - 2008
, 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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520915
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Handbook on Approval Voting
Laslier, Jean-François - 2010
Approval Voting -- Going from Theory to Practice: The Mixed Success of Approval Voting -- Axiomatic Theory -- Collective Choice … axiomatic point of view; game theory and computer science have been used to scrutinize various strategic aspects; and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522770
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A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation
Brown, Thomas C. (ed.); Boyle, Kevin J. (ed.) - 2017 - 2nd ed. 2017
This is a practical book with clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket methods. The first chapters of the book provide the context and theoretical foundation of nonmarket valuation along with a discussion of data collection procedures. The middle chapters describe the major stated-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397471
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On Collective Goods, Voluntary Contributions, and Fundraising
Kotzebue, Alexander von - 2014
and game theory Members of non-profit organisations and fundraising experts About the Author Alexander von Kotzebue served …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017125
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Public Goods : Theories and Evidence
Batina, Raymond G. (contributor);  … - 2005
A wide-ranging survey of the theory and evidence on public goods, presenting the main literature on public goods, both …This is a wide-ranging survey of the theory and evidence on public goods. Its four parts present the main literature on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014045
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Environmental Policy Instruments for Conserving Global Biodiversity
Deke, Oliver - 2008
The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. This book examines two issues that are at the center of the public discussion on biodiversity. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014424
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Umweltökonomik : Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung
Sturm, Bodo - 2011
Forschungsfragen vor. Die Theorie externer Effekte sowie die Besonderheiten von Umweltgütern werden ausführlich erläutert, ebenso …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014425361
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Public goods, environmental externalities and fiscal competition
Chander, Parkash; Drèze, Jacques H.; Lovell, C. Knox; … - 2006
The 22 papers in this volume illustrate the itinerary of Henry Tulkens on the occasion of his retirement from teaching. The volume presents contemporary analysis of Tulkens' classic papers on public sector economics. The collection is structured in four parts: I. Decentralized resource...
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