Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 定数配分と区割り
- 定数配分と区割り : 経済学の視点から
- テイスウ ハイブン ト クワリ : ケイザイガク ノ シテン カラ
- 経済学の視点から
- From the Viewpoint of Economics
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Abstract
The current agenda of reapportionment (summer 2012), in which the less populous prefecture (Osaka) has more representatives than the more populous one (Kanagawa), is unfair. Under an unequal representation, the welfare of people with more representatives is worse than it is under a fair representation. Therefore, this agenda is not only inequitable but also inefficient. Using the Nash Social Welfare Function, we create a decomposable index to evaluate the unfairness of representation in electoral districts. We then provide some apportionments, which can be obtained by the divisor methods, by minimizing the objective function made from the Atkinson Social Welfare Function, which includes the Rawlsian, Nash, and Benthamian Social Welfare Functions. We also indicate the problem of man-made districting. We conclude the essay with an indication of the problems of proportional representation and geographic districting.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Electoral Studies
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Japanese Journal of Electoral Studies 28 (2), 26-39, 2012
Japanese Association of Electoral Studies
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205303252736
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- NII Article ID
- 130006107477
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- NII Book ID
- AN10035687
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- ISSN
- 18840353
- 09123512
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- NDL BIB ID
- 024253701
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed