The Econometric SocietyEdited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262
Econometrica: Nov, 1973, Volume 41, Issue 6
https://doi.org/0012-9682(197311)41:6<1183:SSCF>2.0.CO;2-C
p. 1183-1196
Peter C. Fishburn
A summation social choice function is a social choice function whose choice sets are determinable from maximum sums of utilities that preserve individual preference. Assuming the set of alternatives is finite and individual preferences are irreflexive and transitive, a unanimity-type condition is shown to be necessary and sufficient for a social choice function to be a summation social choice function. The effects of conditions of voter independence, anonymity, and neutrality are noted.
