The ideal primer for those deterred by the technical nature of many textbooks, this title provides a clear explanation for the enduring popularity of game theory and its increasing centrality to the teaching of economics.
List of boxesPreface1Overview12The Elements of Game Theory413Battling Indeterminacy: Refinements of Nash's Equilibrium in Static and Dynamic Games804Bargaining Games: Rational Agreements, Bargaining Power and the Social Contract1275The Prisoner's Dilemma: The Riddle of Co-operation and its Implications for Collective Agency1726Evolutionary Games: Evolution, Games and Social Theory2117Psychological Games: Demolishing the Divide Between Motives and Beliefs267Postscript302Answers to problems304Notes334Bibliography348Name index359Subject index362