Game theory in the social sciences: a reader-friendly guide

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"Individuals, firms, governments and nations behave strategically, for good and bad. Over the last few decades, game theory has been constructed and progressively refined to become the major tool used by social scientists to understand, predict and regulate strategic interaction among agents who often have conflicting interests. In the surprisingly anodyne jargon of the theory, they 'play games'. This book offers an introduction to the basic tools of game theory and an overview of a number of a…

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Full title :Game theory in the social sciences : a reader-friendly guide / Luca Lambertini.

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780203818640, 0203818644, 113673760X, 9781136737602, 9781136737558, 1136737553, 9781136737596, 1136737596
oclc:ocn721907181
LC Classification:H61
Dewey Decimal:300.1/5193

The origins : a bit of history -- What is a game? -- Solving a game -- Understanding economics -- Repeated games and collusive behaviour -- Understanding politics -- Wargames -- Trade, security and hegemony -- The role of information -- Cooperation and bargaining.