a game-theoretic approach to contemporary political economy Ferguson, William D. 1953- creator author. text bibliography cau Stanford, California Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press c2013 2013 monographic eng

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xii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm Introduction : a farmers' market -- Collective-action problems and innovative theory -- The basic economics of collective action -- Enforcement, coordination, and second-order collective-action problems -- Seizing advantage : strategic moves and power in exchange -- Basic motivation : rational egoists and reciprocal players -- Foundations of motivation: rationality and social preference -- Institutions, organizations, and institutional systems -- Informal institutions -- Internal resolution via group self-organization -- Third-party enforcement, formal institutions, and interactions with self-governance -- Social networks and collective action -- Policy and political economy -- Knowledge, collective action, institutions, location, and growth. William D. Ferguson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-409) and index. Game theory Economics Mathematical models HB144 .F467 2013 330.01/5193 9780804770033 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804770040 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804785563 (ebook) 2013007016 CSt/DLC 141201 20141201125159.0 28568 eng