Overview
- Discusses the most important political-philosophical interpretations of the basic results of social choice
- Presents a philosophical view, yet also incorporates historical and empirical material
- Offers an almost entirely non-technical approach to the topic
Part of the book series: Studies in Choice and Welfare (WELFARE)
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About this book
This book offers a comprehensive overview and critique of the most important political and philosophical interpretations of the basic results of social choice, assessing their plausibility and seeking to identify the links between the theory of social choice and the more traditional issues of political theory and philosophy. In this regard, the author eschews a strong methodological commitment or technical formalism; the approach is instead based on the presentation of political facts and illustrated via numerous real-life examples. This allows the reader to get acquainted with the philosophical and political dispute surrounding voting and collective decision-making and its links to social choice theory.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Choice and Democratic Values
Authors: Eerik Lagerspetz
Series Title: Studies in Choice and Welfare
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23261-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23260-7Published: 04 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79462-4Published: 27 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23261-4Published: 26 November 2015
Series ISSN: 1614-0311
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8530
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 437
Topics: Political Philosophy, Political Science, Public Economics