Resolving the Condorcet Paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2207549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernhardt Lieberman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 540-559 |
| Publication date | 1971-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/225163 |
| OpenAlex | W2085789272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
For approximately 200 years scholars and scientists have concerned themselves with the normative aspects of the question of social choice-how preferences should be amalgamated to produce a satisfactory collective decision. They have considered an anomalous, intractable conflict situation discovered by Condorcet. The present study yields information about how the conflict described by the Paradox is actually resolved by groups of three subjects. A Joint Welfare Total hypothesis is offered and is not confirmed, although there is some evidence that suggests the hypothesis may be descriptive of behavior in some situations. The data appear to give more support to a level of aspiration hypothesis. Other mechanisms for the resolution of intractable conflicts are revealed by the study
Condorcet method · Economics · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Normative · Political science · Positive economics · Social choice theory · Voting · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1975 - 2007 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |