What Is the Fundamental Implication of Arrow's Theorem

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the fundamental implication of Arrow's theorem?

• A) No alternative can beat the one preferred by the median voter in pair-wise majority-rule elections if the number of voters is odd, voter preferences are single-peaked over a single policy dimension, and voters vote sincerely.
• B) If there are two or more issue dimensions and three or more voters with preferences in the issue space who all vote sincerely, then it is likely (except in very extreme case) that there will be no Condorcet winner.
• C) There is no possible decision-making rule satisfying a minimal standard of fairness that is guaranteed to produce a rational decision for a group.

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