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Voting mysteries: a picture is worth a thousand words

In: Handbook of Social Choice and Voting

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This Handbook provides an overview of interdisciplinary research related to social choice and voting that is intended for a broad audience. Expert contributors from various fields present critical summaries of the existing literature, including intuitive explanations of technical terminology and well-known theorems, suggesting new directions for research.

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  • Donald G. Saari, 2015. "Voting mysteries: a picture is worth a thousand words," Chapters, in: Jac C. Heckelman & Nicholas R. Miller (ed.), Handbook of Social Choice and Voting, chapter 16, pages 284-302, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. William Gehrlein, 2002. "Condorcet's paradox and the likelihood of its occurrence: different perspectives on balanced preferences ," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 171-199, March.
    2. Saari,Donald G., 2008. "Disposing Dictators, Demystifying Voting Paradoxes," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521731607, September.
    3. Saari, Donald G., 2001. "The Sum of the Parts Can Violate the Whole," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 95(2), pages 415-433, June.
    4. Saari,Donald G., 2008. "Disposing Dictators, Demystifying Voting Paradoxes," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521516051, September.
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