AN UNCONVENTIONAL CASE OF SOCIALLY RATIONAL AUTONOMY IN A DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION

The theorem presented in this paper implies the existence of cases where intransitive autonomous subunit preferences in a democratic federation lead to rational social preferences. Paradoxically, under the same conditions, autonomous subunits with transitive preferences could generate irrational social preferences.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL CASE OF SOCIALLY RATIONAL AUTONOMY IN A DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION

The theorem presented in this paper implies the existence of cases where intransitive autonomous subunit preferences in a democratic federation lead to rational social preferences. Paradoxically, under the same conditions, autonomous subunits with transitive preferences could generate irrational social preferences.