EXAMPLE 19 Minimal Winning Coalitions in the Four-Shareholder Corporation

Example 6 (page 470) was about the Shapley-Shubik index of the corporation with four shareholders, . it uses the voting system , and Table 11.7 lists the winning coalitions and their extra votes.

The minimal winning coalitions are those in which each voter is a critical voter: ,, and . These minimal winning coalitions are displayed in Figure 11.1.

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Table 11.11: TABLE 11.7 Winning Coalitions in the Four-Shareholder Corporation
Winning Coalition Extra Votes Critical Voters
Grand coalition 49 None
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48 A
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Figure 11.1: Figure 11.1 Each oval surrounds a minimal winning coalition for the four-shareholder corporation.