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The Marquis de Condorcet goes to Bern

Bochsler, Daniel

In: Public Choice, 2010, vol. 144, no. 1-2, p. 119-131

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    Titre
    • The Marquis de Condorcet goes to Bern
    Auteur
    • Bochsler, Daniel. Center for Comparative and International Studies, Universität Zürich, Seilergraben 53, 8001, Zürich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Public Choice, 2010, vol. 144, no. 1-2, p. 119-131. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:318029
    Summary
    ‘Condorcet cycles' (or ‘paradoxes of cyclical majorities') are an empirically rare phenomenon. A referendum in the Swiss canton of Bern on 28 November 2004 presents a rare occurrence. This study presents a new multi-option referendum procedure that makes Condorcet cycles visible, and it argues that in this case, the paradox might have resulted from strategic voting patterns