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Decision-making in committees: Game-theoretic analysis

By Nicola Friederike Maaser (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
9783642041525, 3642041523
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-04153-2
LCC
JF1525.D4 M24 2010
Open Library ID
OL25016177M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2215414 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems 635
Edition
1
Pages
126\141
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56
Game Theory/Mathematical Methods; Political Scienc

Description

Political and economic institutions are typically governed by committees that face the challenge to reconcile the preferences of their members. How should decision rules be designed to generate fair and sustainable agreements, for example if committee members represent groups of different sizes? This book uses game-theoretic concepts and models to address the issue of political decision-making processes. In addition to providing a survey on basic game-theoretic tools in the analysis of political decisions, the author looks at specific issues such as two-tiered voting systems or the influence of lobbyists on legislative committees, and shows how the models can be applied to real-world contexts such as the EU decision-making institutions.

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