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Social choice, the strong Pareto principle, and conditional decisiveness

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This paper examines social choice theory with the strong Pareto principle. The notion of conditional decisiveness is introduced to clarify the underlying power structure behind strongly Paretian aggregation rules satisfying binary independence. We discuss the various degrees of social rationality: transitivity, semi-transitivity, the interval-order property, quasi-transitivity, and acyclicity. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

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  • Susumu Cato, 2013. "Social choice, the strong Pareto principle, and conditional decisiveness," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 75(4), pages 563-579, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:75:y:2013:i:4:p:563-579
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-013-9352-9
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    Arrow’s impossibility theorem; Strong Pareto; Ultrafilter; Conditional decisiveness; Serial dictatorship; D71;
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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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