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Kenneth Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015134

A theorem to demonstrate that it is impossible to aggregate individual preferences through majority voting without violating one or more of five reasonable conditions of democratic decision-making.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015134
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesProgram Evaluation Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A theorem to demonstrate that it is impossible to aggregate individual preferences through majority voting without violating one or more of five reasonable conditions of democratic decision-making.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/kenneth-arrow-s-impossibility-theorem/"
}

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