A method for evaluating the behavior of power indices in weighted plurality games

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 665-680

  Chua, Vincent C H ^a   Ueng, C H ^a   Huang, H C ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0036629367     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003550100144     Document Type: Article

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