Game Theory and Politics the Greater Bear

the Greater Bear

Examples and exercises throughout introduce new topics and ideas

who taught for most of his career at MIT

Craftsman style

Game Theory and Politics the Greater BearIn this illuminating and instructive survey, author Steven J. Brams demonstrates both the insights and the pitfalls that can result from applying game theoretic models to the analysis of problems in political science. Using plenty of real life examples, Brams shows how game theory can explain and elucidate complex political situations, from warfare to presidential vetoes. In these cases and others, game theory's mathematical structure provides a