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  • 标题:Electoral Results: Can Entropy be a Measure of the Population Dissatisfaction?
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  • 作者:Paulo Ferreira ; Andreia Dionísio
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Business and Management
  • 印刷版ISSN:1833-3850
  • 电子版ISSN:1833-8119
  • 出版年度:2012
  • 卷号:7
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:2
  • DOI:10.5539/ijbm.v7n4p2
  • 出版社:Canadian Center of Science and Education
  • 摘要:

    This paper intends to explore the utilization of entropy through politics and election results, a slightly explored
    area. It generalizes the interpretation of entropy, considering it a measure of dissatisfaction and disillusion of
    populations in what concerns to politics. We can detect and analyze some phenomena, such as the increase of
    abstention in a country, a consequence of the dissatisfaction of the population and their alienation related to
    politics. New political parties can emerge due to the discontentment of the populations, leading to a larger
    division of votes and to the increase of the entropy (as a result of the discontentment and uncertainty of the
    electors). Absolute majorities imply less dispersion of votes and are a synonym of a higher confidence in a
    particular party, reducing entropy. Electoral results can also be influenced by particular phenomena, such as the
    terrorist attacks on the eve of the two last elections in Spain. These attacks had a great influence on the affluence
    to the polls, as well as on the levels of entropy.

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