Video: "General interest, personal interests and democracy".

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MARCH 22, 2022
Only in French | When a society, composed of individuals, is confronted with different options, finding a collective preference is necessary. But to move from particular interests to the general interest, the method matters and can change the result! That's the subject of the last Sciences Echos video by Charles Figuières (AMU/FEG/AMSE).

Quand une société, composée d'individus, est confrontée à des options différentes, il faut réussir à trouver une préférence collective. Mais pour passer des intérêts particuliers à l'intérêt général, la méthode importe et peut même changer le résultat !

Présentation : Charles Figuières

Facilitation et animation graphique : Esther Loubradou

 

Les conférences Sciences Echos sont organisées en partenariat avec le rectorat de l'Académie Aix-Marseille et la bibliothèque de l'Alcazar.

 

Pour aller plus loin

► Réflexions sur l’intérêt général, rapport public 1999 du Conseil d’État

► Une démonstration mathématique du théorème d'Arrow

► Un article sur les décisions collectives : "Décision collective : comment garantir que le pire n'arrive pas ?"

 

Geoffrey A. Jehle et Philip J. Reny, 2011, « Advanced Microeconomic Theory », Chap 6: « Social Choice and Welfare », Pearson Education Limited, third edition.

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