Voters are making a choice to spend money on three projects: a dam, a school, or a road. In the choice between the dam and the school, the majority favors the school. In a choice between a dam and a road, the majority favors a dam. In a choice between a road and a school, the majority favors a road. These rankings indicate that majority voting may

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The given scenario demonstrates a voting paradox, where the majority preferences are cyclic (school preferred over dam, dam over road, and road over school), leading to inconsistent choices when trying to determine the most preferred project through pairwise majority voting. This inconsistency is known as the Condorcet paradox.

Voters Are Making a Choice to Spend Money on Three