Gaming the vote : why elections aren't fair (and what we can do about it) /

At least five U.S. presidential elections have been won by the second most popular candidate, because of "spoilers"--minor candidates who take enough votes away from the most popular candidate to tip the election. The spoiler effect is a consequence of the "impossibility theorem,"...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Poundstone, William
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Elections > United States. Voting > United States. Politics, Practical > United States. Game theory. United States > Politics and government.
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