[EM] Single Winner Methods Pros and Cons

[Bruce Anderson]

On Mar 30,  6:25pm, Steve Eppley wrote:
> Subject: Re: [EM] Single Winner Methods Pros and Cons
> Bruce A:
> >According to Jerry S. Kelly ("Social Choice Theory,"
> >Springer-Verlag, 1987, p62):  "... [for] a relatively simple case
> >with just five individuals [voters] and four alternatives ... the
> >number of possible social choice rules is ... approximately
> >10^235,000,000,000 ..." 
> 
> How about including some context for this message?
> 
> Was this a reply to another list message?  I note two others with the 
> same subject line but I don't see any other connection.
> 
> Does the number of possible combinations have any significance for us? 
> 
> --Steve
> 
>-- End of excerpt from Steve Eppley

Sorry.  The message it replyed to listed 4 single-winner voting methods, in 
order by the author's preference, and then asked if there were any more.

Bruce