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Duncan Black (May 23, 1908 - January 14, 1991) was responsible for unearthing the work of many early political scientists, including Charles Dodgson, and was responsible for the Black electoral system, a variant upon the Condorcet method whereby, in the absence of a Condorcet winner (e.g. due to a cycle), the Borda winner is chosen. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, raised in Tayvallich in Argyll Scotland, then educated at Glasgow, Scotland and Dundee, Scotland.

See also: Median Voter Theory, Public choice theory

1908 births | 1991 deaths | Voting theorists

 

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