[EM] Maximal Lotteries

[Markus Schulze]

Hallo,

it has been proven by Moulin that the Condorcet
criterion and the participation criterion are
incompatible:

    Herve Moulin, "Condorcet's principle implies
    the no show paradox", Journal of Economic Theory,
    volume 45, number 1, pages 53-64, 1988,
    DOI: 10.1016/0022-0531(88)90253-0

Here is a short version of Moulin's proof:

http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2003-October/011042.html

Markus Schulze