Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction

• Game theory is a relatively new discipline that has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psychology to political science.
• Ken Binmore is a renowned game theorist and mathematician, and he explains the theory in a way that is both fun and non-mathematical yet also deeply insightful.
• Wide coverage - Binmore reveals how game theory, as well as providing deep scientific and philosophical insights, can be valuable and enjoyably applied to everyday life - from social gatherings to ethical decision-making to gambling.
• Explains why John Nash, whose life story was told in the film A Beautiful Mind, won a Nobel prize. And includes mini-biographies of other fascinating, and occasionally eccentric, founders of the subject.

Readership: Game Theory has a wide range of applications, from economics, political science, and psychology, to philosophy and biology. This book serves as an accessible introduction to the topic for general readers interested in these areas, as well as students and professionals looking for an insight into a new dimension to their subject. Also of interest to readers of popular mathematics books.

Ken Binmore, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University College London

Preface
1: The Name of the Game
2: Chance
3: Time
4: Convention
5: Reciprocity
6: Information
7: Auctions
8: Biology
9: Bargaining and Coalitions
10: Puzzles and Paradoxes