A Primer in Social Choice Theory

• Each chapter has a new exercise section designed for students to put theory into pratice
• Rigorous yet accessible introduction to social choice theory which avoids the use of technical language
• Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in political science, economics, and philosophy
• Provides an overview of the historical and philosophical roots of social choice to aid student understanding

New to this edition

• Each chapter has a new exercises section designed for students to work through and put theory into pratice as well as a Hints section that provides useful pointers and help on solving the exercises.

Readership: Economics, Political Science, and Philosophy students looking for an up-to-date introductory text on social choice theory.

Wulf Gaertner, Professor of Economics, University of Osnabrück

"...an outstanding Primer for the field of social choice that will surely become a standard reference for those wanting to be initiated in the field." - Cambridge Journals

Glossary of major concepts
1: Introduction
2: Arrow's Impossibility Result
3: Majority Decision Under Restricted Domains
4: Individual Rights
5: Manipulability
6: Espacing Impossibilities: Social Choice Rules
7: Distributive Justice: Rawlsian and Utilitarian Rules
8: Cooperative Bargaining
9: Empirical Social Choice
10: A Few Steps Beyond
Hints to Exercises