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The luck of the draw : the role of lotteries in decision-making / Peter Stone.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stone, Peter, 1971 October 14-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lotteries.
Decision making.
Political science--Decision making.
Political science.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (208 p.)
Place of Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A prominent scholar once noted that lotteries in politics & society--to break vote ties, assign students to schools, draft people into the military, select juries--are 'at first thought absurd, & at second thought obvious.' Lotteries have been part of politics since the Greek & Roman times, & they are used widely in American politics today.
Contents:
pt. 1. The logic of random selection
pt. 2. Lotteries and justice
pt. 3. Lotteries beyond justice.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-020829-5
0-19-984244-2
1-283-09641-2
9786613096418
OCLC:
721900567

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