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GAME THEORY
Game theory is rapidly becoming established as one of the cornerstones of
the social sciences. No longer confined to economics it is spreading fast across
each of the disciplines, accompanied by claims that it represents an
opportunity to unify the social sciences by providing a foundation for a
rational theory of society.
This book is for those who are intrigued but baffled by these claims. It
scrutinises them from the perspective of the social theorist without getting lost
in the technical complexity of most introductory texts. Requiring no more
than basic arithmetic, it provides a careful and accessible introduction to the
basic pillars of game theory.
The introduction traces the intellectual origins of Game Theory and
explains its philosophical premises. The next two chapters offer a careful
exposition of the major analytical results of game theory. Whilst never losing
sight of how powerful an analytical tool game theory is, the book also points
out the intellectual limitations (as well as the philosophical and political
implications) of the assumptions it depends on. Chapter 4 turns to the theory
of bargaining, and concludes by asking: What does game theory add to the
Social Contract tradition? Chapter 5 explains the analytical significance of the
famous ‘prisoners’ dilemma’, while Chapter 6 examines how repetition of such
games can lead to particular theories of the State. Chapter 7 examines the
recent attempt to overcome theoretical dead-ends using evolutionary
approaches, which leads to some interesting ideas about social structures,
history and morality. Finally, Chapter 8 reports on laboratory experiments in
which people played the games outlined in earlier chapters.
The book offers a penetrating account of game theory, covering the main
topics in depth. However by considering the debates in and around the theory
it also establishes its connection with traditional social theories.
Shaun P.Hargreaves Heap
is Dean of the School of Economic and Social
Studies, and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of East Anglia.
His previous books include
The New Keynesian Macroeconomics
(1992).
Yanis
Varoufakis
is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sydney. His
previous books include
Rational Conflict
(1991).
GAME THEORY
A Critical Introduction
Shaun P.Hargreaves Heap
and
Yanis Varoufakis
London and New York
First published 1995
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.
© 1995 Shaun P.Hargreaves Heap and Yanis Varoufakis
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
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ISBN 0-203-19927-8 Master e-book ISBN
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ISBN 0-415-09402-X (hbk)
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