Games and Decisions: Introduction and Critical Survey

by R. Duncan Luce, Howard Raiffa

Overview

Superb non-technical introduction to game theory, primarily applied to social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, 2-person zero-sum games, 2-person non-zero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, more. Bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486659435
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	04/01/1989
Series:	Dover Books on Mathematics
Edition description:	Unabridged
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	644,211
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. General Introduction to the Theory of Games
2. Utility Theory
3. Extensive and Normal Forms
4. Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
5. Two-Person Non-Zero-Sum Non-Cooperative Games
6. Two-Person Cooperative Games
7. Theories of n-Person Games in Normal Form
8. Characteristic Functions
9. Solutions
10. psi-Stability
11. Reasonable Outcomes and Value
12. Applications of n-Person Theory
13. Individual Decision Making under Uncertainty
14. Group Decision Making
Appendices
1. A Probabilistic Theory of Utility
2. The Minimax Theorem
3. First Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game
4. Second Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game
5. Linear Programing and Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
6. Solving Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
7. Games with Infinite Pure Strategy Sets
8. Sequential Compounding of Two-Person Games
Bibliography
Index