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Predictioneer's game : using the logic of brazen self-interest to see and shape the future / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita.
Reveals the origins of game theory and the advances made by John Nash, to detail the controversial and cold-eyed system of calculation that allows individuals to think strategically about what their opponents want, how much they want it, and how they might react to every move.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400067879 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1400067871 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: xxii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What will it take to put you in this car today? -- Game theory 101 -- Game theory 102 -- Bombs away -- Napkins for peace : defining the question -- Engineering the future -- Fast-forward the present -- How to predict the unpredictable -- Fun with the past -- Dare to be embarrassed! -- The big sweep : the history of worms or bali-high, bali-low. |
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| Subject: | Game theory. Economic man. Self-interest. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Freewater Public Library | 303.49 Bueno (Text) | 37862000205914 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
