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State, Anarchy, Collective Decisions

Some Applications of Game Theory to Political Economy

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  1. Alex Talbot Coram

    1. University of Western Australia, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. State, Anarchy and Game Theory

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 1-24

  3. Security in the Hobbesian State of Nature and Related Non-Co-operative Games

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 25-44

  4. Security and Material Possessions in a Lockean State of Nature - Non-Co-operative Games

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 45-64

  5. Struggles over Property with Stealing, Production and Guarding - Non-Co-operative Games

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 65-85

  6. Problems of Reputation and Markets for Protection - Non-Co-operative Games

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 86-99

  7. Evolutionary Stable Strategies

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 100-111

  8. Collective Decisions and the Core - Co-operative Games

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 112-131

  9. Welfare and the Strategies of Preference Revelation

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 132-148

  10. Voting Rules and Strategic Manipulation

    • Alex Talbot Coram
    Pages 149-165

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 166-176
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State, Anarchy and Collective Decisions provides an introduction to the applications of game theory to a series of questions that are fundamental in political economy. These questions include: Why do we need states? What might happen without protection for life and property? How might tribes or criminal gangs behave in struggles over material possessions? Would people tell the truth if asked what they wanted?

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Western Australia, Australia

    Alex Talbot Coram

About the author

ALEX CORAM is currently an associate professor at the University of Western Australia. Among the subjects on which he has published are international capital transfers, predictability in history, luck, and stability and voting. He has published in such journals as the British Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, Political Studies and Economic Letters.

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