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Mathematics and Politics: Strategy, Voting, Power, and Proof (Textbooks in Mathematical Sciences) Hardcover – March 9, 1995

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Product Details

  • Series: Textbooks in Mathematical Sciences
  • Hardcover: 284 pages
  • Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 9, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0387945008
  • ISBN-13: 978-0387945002
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.2 x 9.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,122,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Very good read, with some fascinating insights
By A Customer on April 12, 1998
Format: Paperback
Lucidly written exposition with stress on concepts rather than notation manipulation. Dollar auctions, Arrow's theorem, Power indices were especially interesting reading. Probably the best place for a layman to get the dope on Arrow's impossibility theorem. Does get a bit tedious in some spots with some numerical permutations, but on the whole, I recommend it highly.
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This is a very specific book
By M. Collins on June 10, 2013
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that covers the topic in an approachable way. It brings up interesting and theoretical issues with voting systems that have not been solved or overcome.
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Very easy read.
By jdub on March 11, 2013
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This books is a very easy read on the mathematics and theory behind voting procedures. It is easy to follow and pretty straightforward in nature.
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2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful beginning but blurred endings
By N. Ramanathan on January 23, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Beginning chapters are lucid with examples - but towards the end of book, things get rather cloudy - and at the fag end it's almost impossible when the author arrives at the Impossibility Theorem of Kenneth Arrow! Looks like somebody hurried up the author to finsh the book and dash it off to the press!
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