State, Anarchy and Collective Decisions
Subtitle: Some Applications of Game Theory to Political Economy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: July 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780333779323
Subjects: Political economy; Political science & theory; Economic Conditions; Political; Political Science / Economic Conditions; Philosophy; Economics; Game theory; Political Science; Politics/International Relations
Description: "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.