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Measuring power in voting bodies

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  • Harvey Kushner
  • Arnold Urken

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This analysis of the Dahl and Brams measures of voting power indicates that the Brams measure is a more valid measure of power in voting bodies. Nevertheless, in cases in which abstention or absences are formal orde facto voting alternatives, the Brams index becomes invalid because it does not account for the full range of an actor's choices. Moreover, the utility of the Brams index is limited by the problem of analyzing the power orderings it generates. Copyright Center for Study of Pubic Choice Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1973

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  • Harvey Kushner & Arnold Urken, 1973. "Measuring power in voting bodies," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 77-85, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:15:y:1973:i:1:p:77-85
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01718843
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    1. Brams, Steven J., 1968. "Measuring the Concentration of Power in Political Systems," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 62(2), pages 461-475, June.
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    1. Harvey Kushner & Arnold Urken, 1976. "Some further comments on modeling power in voting bodies," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 141-143, June.

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