| Description |
xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. State, Anarchy and Game Theory -- 2. Security in the Hobbesian State of Nature and Related Non-Co-operative Games -- 3. Security and Material Possessions in a Lockean State of Nature - Non-Co-operative Games -- 4. Struggles over Property with Stalling Production and Guarding - Non-Co-operative Games -- 5. Problems of Reputation and Markets for Protection - Non-Co-operative Games -- 6. Evolutionary Stable Strategies -- 7. Collective Decisions and the Core - Co-operative Games -- 8. Welfare and the Strategies of Preference Revelation -- 9. Voting Rules and Strategic Manipulation |
| Summary |
"State, Anarchy and Collective Decisions provides an introduction to the application of game theory to a series of questions that are fundamental in political economy. These questions include: Why do we need states? What might happen without protection for life and property? How might tribes or criminal gangs behave in struggles over material possessions? Would people tell the truth if asked what they wanted? This book will be of particular interest to political scientists, sociologists and economists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-173) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Economics.
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Game theory.
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Political science.
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| LC no. |
00033299 |
| ISBN |
0312237839 |
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0333779320 |
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9781403900838 |
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