Acyclic sets of linear orders: A progress report

Let f(n) be the maximum cardinality of an acyclic set of linear orders on {1, 2, … , n}. It is known that f(3)=4, f(4)=9, f(5)=20, and that all maximum-cardinality acyclic sets for n≤ 5 are constructed by an “alternating scheme”. We outline a proof that this scheme is optimal for n=6, where f (6)=45. It is known for large n that f (n) >(2.17)ⁿ and that no maximum-cardinality acyclic set conforms to the alternating scheme. Ran Raz recently proved that f (n)<c ⁿ for some c>0 and all n. We conjecture that f (n + m)≤f (n + 1) f (m + 1) for n , m≥ 1, which would imply f (n)<(2.591)^{n − 2} for all large n. Received: 12 April 2000/Accepted: 4 December 2000     

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The inverse Banzhaf problem

Let ${\mathcal{F}}Let F{\mathcal{F}} be a family of subsets of the ground set [n] = {1, 2, . . . , n}. For each i ? [n]{i \in [n]} we let p(F,i){p(\mathcal{F},i)} be the number of pairs of subsets that differ in the element i and exactly one of them is in F{\mathcal{F}}. We interpret p(F,i){p(\mathcal{F},i)} as the influence of that element. The normalized Banzhaf vector of F{\mathcal{F}}, denoted B(F){B(\mathcal{F})}, is the vector (B(F,1),...,B(F,n)){(B(\mathcal{F},1),\dots,B(\mathcal{F},n))}, where B(F,i)=\fracp(F,i)p(F){B(\mathcal{F},i)=\frac{p(\mathcal{F},i)}{p(\mathcal{F})}} and p(F){p(\mathcal{F})} is the sum of all p(F,i){p(\mathcal{F},i)}. The Banzhaf vector has been studied in the context of measuring voting power in voting games as well as in Boolean circuit theory. In this paper we investigate which non-negative vectors of sum 1 can be closely approximated by Banzhaf vectors of simple voting games. In particular, we show that if a vector has most of its weight concentrated in k < n coordinates, then it must be essentially the Banzhaf vector of some simple voting game with n − k dummy voters.     

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Aggregation of smooth preferences

Suppose p is a smooth preference profile (for a society, N) belonging to a domain P ^N . Let σ be a voting rule, and σ(p)(x) be the set of alternatives in the space, W, which is preferred to x. The equilibrium E(σ(p)) is the set {x∈W:σ(p)(x) is empty}. A sufficient condition for existence of E(σ(p)) when p is convex is that a “dual”, or generalized gradient, dσ(p)(x), is non-empty at all x. Under certain conditions the dual “field”, dσ(p), admits a “social gradient field”Γ(p). Γ is called an “aggregator” on the domain P ^N if Γ is continuous for all p in P ^N . It is shown here that the “minmax” voting rule, σ, admits an aggregator when P ^N is the set of smooth, convex preference profiles (on a compact, convex topological vector space, W) and P ^N is endowed with a C ¹-topology. An aggregator can also be constructed on a domain of smooth, non-convex preferences when W is the compact interval. The construction of an aggregator for a general political economy is also discussed. Some remarks are addressed to the relationship between these results and the Chichilnisky-Heal theorem on the non-existence of a preference aggregator when P ^N is not contractible. Received: 4 July 1995 / Accepted: 26 August 1996     

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The number of weak orderings of a finite set

The number of Arrovian constitutions, when N agents are to rank n alternatives, is p(n) ^{p(n) N} , where p(n) is the number of weak orderings of n alternatives. For n≤15, p(n) is the nearest integer to n!/2(log2) ^{n +1}, the dominant term of a series derived by contour integration of the generating function. For large n, about n/17 additional terms in the series suffice to compute p(n) exactly. Received: 29 May 1995 / Accepted: 22 May 1997     

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Book reviewed in this article: Public Accountability and the Schooling System: A Sociology of School Board Democracy by William Bacon The Alternative in Eastern Europe by Rudolph Bahro (translated by David Fernbach A Sociology of Industrialisation: An Introduction by David Brown and Michael J. Harrison Farm Life m Northeast Scotland, 1840–1914: The Poor Man's Country by Ian Carter. Pp. xiv + 258, John Donald Computer Models in the Social Sciences by R. B. Coats and A. Parkin Deviant Interpretations by David Downes and Paul Rock (eds.) Poverty and Social Change by Kirsten Grobjerg, David Street and Gerald D. Suttles Main Currents of Marxism by Leszek Kolakowski (translated by P. S. Falla Class and Status in France: Economic Change and Social Immobility Ideology and the Labour Movement by David E. Martin and David Rubinstein (eds.) Property, Paternalism and Power: Class and Control in Rural England by Howard Newby, Colin Bell, David Rose and Peter Saunders The Making of Symbolic Interactionism by Paul Rock Land, Labour and Economic Discourse by Keith Tribe     

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Alexandratos, Nikos (ed.) World Agriculture: Towards 2010. An FAO Study Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique and Marglin, Stephen A. (eds) Decolonizing Knowledge: From Development to Dialogue Brown, Lester R. Tough Choices. Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet Brown, Lester R., Renner, Michael and Flavin, Christopher Vital Signs 1997 Datt, Gaurav Bargaining Power, Wages and Employment: An Analysis of Agricultural Labour Markets in India Eyzaguirre, Pablo Agriculture and Environmental Research in Small Countries FAO The Sixth World Food Survey Garnaut, Ross, Shutian, Guo and Guonan, Ma (eds) The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside Georgiou, Stavros, Whittington, Dale, Pearce, David and Moran, Dominic Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World Hermes, Niels and Lensink, Robert (eds) Financial Development and Economic Growth: Theories and Experiences from Developing Countries Howe, John Transport for the Poor or Poor Transport? Hulme, David and Edwards, Michael (eds) NGOs, States and Donors: Too Close for Comfort? International Food Policy Research Institute, A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Laothamatas, Anek (ed.) Democratization in Southeast and East Asia Ling, Zhu and Zhongyi, Jiang Public Works and Poverty Alleviation in Rural China MacPherson, Stewart and Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (eds) Economic and Social Development in South China Manzungu, Emmanuel and van der Zaag, Pieter (eds) The Practice of Smallholder Irrigation: Case Studies from Zimbabwe Mitchell, Donald O., Ingco, Merlinda D. and Duncan, Ronald C. The World Food Outlook Peebles, Gavin and Wilson, Peter The Singapore Economy Rapley, John Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World Roett, Riordan (ed.) The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives Schelhas, J. and Greenberg, Russell (eds) Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes Schlyter, Ann (ed.) A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Sumberg, J. and Okali, C. Farmers’ Experiments: Creating Local Knowledge Worldwatch Institute The State of the World 1997 Young, E.M. World Hunger Yugandhar, B.N. (ed.) Land Reforms in India. Vol. 3: Andhra Pradesh — People’s Pressure and Administrative Innovations     

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THE POORHOUSE: AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN INSTITUTION. By David Wagner. Lanham, MD: Rowman &; Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. 177 pp. $60.00 (hard), $22.95 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

PARISH MINISTRY IN A HISPANIC COMMUNITY. By Charles W. Dahm, OP. New York/Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press, 2004. 296 pp. $22.95 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah

SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT: HANDBOOK FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS. By David R. Hodge. Botsford, CT: North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 2003. 121 pp. $18.00 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACROSS DISABILITY. By Juliet C. Rothman, Boston, MA: Allyn &; Bacon, 2003. 346 pp. $52.20 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

SILENCE AND WITNESS: THE QUAKER TRADITION. By Michael L. Birkel. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2004. 164 pp. $16.00 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

JUSTICE: A GLOBAL ADVENTURE. By Walter J. Burghardt. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2004. 276 pp. $20.00 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.     

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Author. Keith Lye Title: Take a Trip to Greece Publisher: Franklin Watts Limited 12A Golden Square London W1R 4BA Publication Date: 1983 Audience: World Geography classes, ages 11 and 12. Reviewed by Thomas M. Blair.

Author: Richard Worth Title: Israel and the Arab States Publisher: Franklin Watts 387 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 Publication Date: 1983 Price: $9.90 Audience: High school students or very able readers at intermediate level. Reviewed by Dianne Bellamy.

Author. Richard M. Bernard and Bradley R. Rice (eds.) Title: Sunbelt Cities: Politics and Growth since World War II Publisher: University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, Texas 78712 Publication Date: 1984 Price: $9.95 (paperback) $25.00 (hardcover) Audience: Advanced undergraduate/graduate level: history, government, social studies education. Reviewed by William J. Serow.