DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE FAIR DIVISION

Abstract

Principles of the allocation of parliamentary seats for member states in the European parliament should be characterized by a stability on account of demographic changes. Slight modifications of the population numbers in individual countries cannot lead the proportion of the division to changes. For this reason appointing the scope of demographic changes which aren't leading to changes of the parliament is a significant task. In the article this problem is being analysed with reference to classic rules of the proportional division

Keywords

• demographic, fair division, inequality

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