 Introduction to the Handbook on Approval VotingJean-François Laslier and Remzi Sanver Chapter Chapter 1 in Handbook on Approval Voting, 2010, pp 1-12 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Since the publication, in 1983, of Steven Brams and Peter Fishburn’s seminal work Approval Voting, a variety of theoretical and empirical studies have enhanced our understanding of the various aspects of this voting system: its axiomatic properties have been analyzed; its ballot structure has been examined; its strategic aspects have been scrutinized; the electoral competition structures it induces have been explored; and the patterns of voter behavior entailed by it have been observed both in the laboratory and the field. This research has also engendered various academic controversies, some of which will be mentioned in this introduction. In brief, the merest glance at the literature since 1983 reveals a remarkable accumulation of results, obtained through efforts in a remarkably diverse range of fields: social choice theory, game theory, computer science, political science and experimental economics. This book, then, presents a collection of essays intended to summarize the current state of knowledge on this system of voting Keywords: Public Choice; Social Choice; Vote System; Vote Rule; Strategic Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:stcchp:978-3-642-02839-7_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02839-7_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Studies in Choice and Welfare from Springer |
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