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“Volonté Generale†and the Instability of Spatial Voting Games

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  • OLE-JØRGEN SKOG

    (National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo, and Department of Sociology, University of Stockholm)

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The theory of spatial voting games suggests that majority winners are extremely rare phenomena, and hence that there may be no such thing as a “volonté generale.†It is argued in this article that the theory is founded on an empirically unrealistic assumption. This assumption is relaxed and an empirically meaningful criterion for stability is derived.

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  • Ole-Jã˜Rgen Skog, 1994. "“Volonté Generale†and the Instability of Spatial Voting Games," Rationality and Society, , vol. 6(2), pages 271-285, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ratsoc:v:6:y:1994:i:2:p:271-285
    DOI: 10.1177/1043463194006002006
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