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This paper presents an extension of Borda's choice function to k-choice function (the k-choice set may be understood as the set of equally best “elites” of k alternatives). Young's axiomatic conditions are then generalized to k-choice functions and a simple combinatorial proof is exposed for the axiomatic characterization of Borda's k-choice function.
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Debord, B. An axiomatic characterization of Borda's k-choice function. Soc Choice Welfare 9, 337–343 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182574
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182574