The Researches on Path Independence Problem

作     者：Luo Yunfeng Xiao Renbin & Zhu Mingfu(Institute of Systems Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074, P. R. China) 

作者机构：Institute of Systems Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics》 (系统工程与电子技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1998年第9卷第2期

页      面：19-22页

核心收录：

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 03[法学] 030301[法学-社会学] 

主　　题：Social choice Rationality condition Path independence Sequential path independence 

摘      要：Rationality condition is imposed in Arrow s General Possibility Theorem in order for social choice to be independent of the path of choice. In this Paper, emphasis is laid on the analysis of the relevance of path independence and rationality condition. Two kinds of Path independence, i.e., Plott s path independence and Bandyopadhyay s sequential path independence, are shown, and their meanings with respect to the problem are investigated.