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Indirect voting systems: Banzhaf numbers, majority functions and collective competence

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  • Berg, Sven, 1997. "Indirect voting systems: Banzhaf numbers, majority functions and collective competence," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 557-573, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:poleco:v:13:y:1997:i:3:p:557-573
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    5. Berg, Sven & Paroush, Jacob, 1998. "Collective decision making in hierarchies," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 233-244, May.
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    8. Sven Berg & Antonio Marañon, 2001. "Collective Decisional Skill and Decisive Voting Games - Some Results," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 10(5), pages 389-403, September.

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