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		| Yasuhito  Tanaka | 
	
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		| ''Generalized monotonicity and strategy-proofness: A note'' | 
	
		| ( 2001, Vol. 4 No.11 ) | 
	
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		| In this note we define generalized monotonicity which is a generalized version of monotonicity due to Muller and Satterthwaite (1979) for a social choice function under individual preferences which permit indifference, and shall show that generalized monotonicity and strategy-proofness are equivalent. | 
	
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		| Keywords: generalized monotonicity | 
	
		| JEL: D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Sep 10 2001 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 10 2001 | 
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