Measurement of consensus with a reference

José Carlos R., Alcantud and Rocío, de Andrés and José Manuel, Cascón (2011): Measurement of consensus with a reference.

Abstract

In this work we contribute to the formal analysis of the measurement of consensus in a society. Instead of approaching the topic from an absolute perspective we are concerned with a practical application: the proposal of a decision mechanism with respect to which consensus is measured. Surprisingly this produces a powerful unifying model, a restriction of which is deeply analysed. We also study the axiomatic properties of particular expressions for consensus with various salient social rules as a reference.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Consensus; coherence; measurement; Borda rule; Copeland rule
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations

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