Power of Mathematical Thinking: From Newton's Laws to Elections and the Economy

Sen's Theorem - Individual versus Societal Needs (1x15)

Air date: Jan 01, 2010

Expanding on Arrow's theorem, Amartya Sen showed that there is an apparently inevitable restriction on the rights of individuals to make even trivial decisions. But Professor Saari argues that Sen's theorem has a different result—one that helps explain the origins of a dysfunctional society.