{"product_id":"mathematics-and-democracy-designing-better-voting-and-fair-division-procedures-9780691133218","title":"Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures","description":"\u003cp\u003eVoters today often desert a preferred candidate for a more viable second choice to avoid wasting their vote. Likewise, parties to a dispute often find themselves unable to agree on a fair division of contested goods. In \u003ci\u003eMathematics and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Brams, a leading authority in the use of mathematics to design decision-making processes, shows how social-choice and game theory could make political and social institutions more democratic. Using mathematical analysis, he develops rigorous new procedures that enable voters to better express themselves and that allow disputants to divide goods more fairly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the procedures that Brams proposes is \"approval voting,\" which allows voters to vote for as many candidates as they like or consider acceptable. There is no ranking, and the candidate with the most votes wins. The voter no longer has to consider whether a vote for a preferred but less popular candidate might be wasted. In the same vein, Brams puts forward new, more equitable procedures for resolving disputes over divisible and indivisible goods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven J. Brams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.37w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691133218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2008 pg. 680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Brams\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of politics at New York University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTheory of Move\u003c\/i\u003es, among many other books, and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Win-Win Solution: Guaranteeing Fair Shares to Everybody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911763292275,"sku":"9780691133218","price":98.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e4ea3018-2505-46e6-b9c6-50dd7dbfedac.jpg?v=1777568390","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/mathematics-and-democracy-designing-better-voting-and-fair-division-procedures-9780691133218","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}