000 01170nam a2200145Ia 4500
020 _a978-0521556449
100 _aBrams, Steven J; Taylor, Alan D.
245 _aFair division: from cake-cutting to dispute resolution
260 _c1996
_bCambridge University Press
_aNew York
300 _axiv, 272 p.
_b23 cm ; Pbk
505 _a. Proportionality for n=2; 2. Proportionality for n>2: the divisible case; 3. Proportionality for n>2: the indivisible case; 4. Envy-freeness and equitability for n=2; 5. Applications for the point-allocation procedures; 6. Envy-free procedures for n=3 and n=4; 7. Envy-free procedures for arbitrary n; 8. Divide-the-dollar; 9. Fair division by auctions; 10. Fair divisions by elections; 11. Conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
520 _aUnlike most research on fairness in the social sciences and mathematics, this text is devoted solely to the analysis of constructive procedures for actually dividing things up and resolving disputes, even indivisible items such as the marital property in a divorce or sovereignty in an international dispute.
650 _aConflict management
_aNegotiation
_aFairness
942 _cBK
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