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Social choice theory

the result that simple majority rule is the only two-option rule that is anonymous, neutral and positively responsive.

In social choice theory, May's theorem refers to the result that simple majority rule is the only two-option rule that is anonymous, neutral and positively responsive. This meaning comes from May (1952) in Econometrica.[1]

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References

May, K. O. (1952). A Set of Independent Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Simple Majority Decision. Econometrica, 20(4), 680. https://doi.org/10.2307/1907651

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