The Banzhaf power index on convex geometries

Mathematical social sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-173

  Bilbao, J M ^a   Jimenez A ^a   Lopez J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Banzhaf index; Convex geometry; Political power; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012671269     PISSN: 01654896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4896(98)00021-3     Document Type: Article

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