Overview

A Positive Political Theory Primer is designed to introduce students to the application of game theory to modeling political processes.

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Author:   Emerson Niou (Duke University, USA) ,  Peter C. Ordeshook (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415995429

ISBN 10:   0415995426
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   27 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Politics as a Game. 2. Extensive Forms, Voting Trees and Planning Ahead 3. The Strategic Form and Nash Equilibria. 4. Zero Sum and Spatial Games. 5. The Prisoners’ Dilemma and Collective Action. 6. Agendas and Voting Rules. 7. Games With Incomplete Information. 8. Cooperation and Coalitions.

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The strength of Strategy and Politics is its amazing ability to cover the essential aspects of game theory while keeping the reader constantly in touch with why political science as a whole would benefit from considering this method. - Arthur Lupia, Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

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California Institute of Technology, USA

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