[EM] I need an example of Condorcet method being subjected

Jonathan Lundell jlundell at pobox.com
Fri Jan 22 08:13:44 PST 2010


On Jan 22, 2010, at 7:57 AM, Kathy Dopp wrote:

> I meant back in the days when Arrow came up with his theorem
> concerning rank choice votes failing at least one of his fairness
> criteria. (IRV fails more of Arrow's fairness criteria than plurality
> and fails more of Arrow's criteria than all other alternative methods
> I've heard recommended.)
> 
> Arrow, Kenneth J. (1951). Social Choice and Individual Values. Wiley,
> New York. ISBN 0-300-01364-7.  2nd ed. 1963
> 
> Back in 1951, although I see he has republished his book as late as 1963.

And I have a copy on my desk.

He's been continuously publishing, with papers published in 2008 and 2009. None of them contain the word "spoiler".


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