Game theory in the social sciences : a reader-friendly guide /
"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 wh...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "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 applications to real-world cases, covering the areas of economics, politics and international relations. Each chapter is accompanied by some suggestions about further reading"--Provided by publisher |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203818640 0203818644 113673760X 9781136737602 9781136737558 1136737553 9781136737596 1136737596 |