Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Books a la carte edition (9th Edition)
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Author: Peter Tannenbaum
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Chapter 2, Problem 30E
Consider the weighted voting system
a. Write down all the sequential coalitions, and in each sequential coalition identify the pivotal player.
b. Find the Shapley-Shubik power distribution of this weighted voting system.
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Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Books a la carte edition (9th Edition)
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