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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Democracy, elections, and rationality: An examination of the implications of social choice theory for the theory and practice of American government

Abstract

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Arrow's Theorem implies that the problem of cyclical majorities is endemic any non-dictatorial system of preference aggregation that meets certain minimal conditions of fairness. The present study attempts to access the significance of this result to the theory and practice of democratic government.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Political Science
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Radcliff, Benjamin Franklin

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1991 Radcliff, Benjamin Franklin
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9136705
(UMI)AAI9136705
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23042

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Radcliff, Benjamin Franklin. Democracy, elections, and rationality: An examination of the implications of social choice theory for the theory and practice of American government. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/23042