Kenneth Arrow Books

The book presents Kenneth Arrow's groundbreaking work that established modern social choice theory, integrating social ethics with voting and economic principles. Central to this study is the "General Possibility Theorem," also known as Arrow's impossibility theorem, which asserts that no social choice rule can meet certain reasonable criteria without imposing restrictions on individual preferences or the neutrality of alternatives. This work expands on the voting paradox, illustrating the potential instability of majority voting outcomes.

The tension between what we wish for and what we can get, between values and opportunities, exists even at the purely individual level. A hermit on a mountain may value warm clothing and yet be hard-pressed to make it from the leaves, bark, or skins he can find. But when many people are competing with each other for satisfaction of their wants, learning how to exploit what is available becomes more difficult. In this volume, Nobel Laureate Kenneth J. Arrow analyzes why - and how - human beings organize their common lives to overcome the basic economic problem: the allocation of scarce resources.

Why can't we all just get along? In family life, schools, law, the business world, and domestic and international affairs, it is all too common for disputes to fester unresolved even when the parties are committed to a negotiated settlement. In this book members and associates of the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation address the complex issues that protract disputes and turn potential win-win negotiations into conflicts that leave everyone worse off. Drawing on such diverse but related disciplines as economics, cognitive psychology, statistics, and game and decision-making theory, the book considers the barriers to successful negotiation in such areas as civil litigation, family law, arms control, labor-management disputes, environmental treaty making, and politics. When does it pay for parties to a dispute to cooperate, and when to compete? How can third-party negotiators further resolutions and avoid the pitfalls that deepen the divisions between antagonists? Offering answers to these and related questions, this book is a comprehensive guide to the latest understanding of ways to resolve human conflict.

Inhaltsverzeichnis1. Rationalität: individuell und sozial gesehen.2. Organisation und Information.3. Agenda von Organisationen.4. Autorität und Verantwortung.Stichwortverzeichnis.Über Kenneth J. Arrow.