Political Game Theory: An Introduction

Nolan McCarty; Adam Meirowitz

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511813122

Political Game Theory is a self-contained introduction to game theory and its applications to political science. The book presents choice theory, social choice theory, static and dynamic games of complete information, static and dynamic games of incomplete information, repeated games, bargaining theory, mechanism design and a mathematical appendix covering, logic, real analysis, calculus and probability theory. The methods employed have many applications in various disciplines including comparative politics, international relations and American politics. Political Game Theory is tailored to students without extensive backgrounds in mathematics, and traditional economics, however there are also many special sections that present technical material that will appeal to more advanced students. A large number of exercises are also provided to practice the skills and techniques discussed.

"At last, a challenging but accessible graduate-level text for a serious course in game theory for political scientists. Teaching game theory in the context of political-science examples, this book will be the standard text for many years to come."Robert Powell, Berkeley

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An Introduction

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-5

2 - The Theory of Choice
pp 6-26

3 - Choice Under Uncertainty
pp 27-65

4 - Social Choice Theory
pp 66-86

5 - Games in the Normal Form
pp 87-149

6 - Bayesian Games in the Normal Form
pp 150-170

7 - Extensive Form Games
pp 171-203

8 - Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information
pp 204-250

9 - Repeated Games
pp 251-274

10 - Bargaining Theory
pp 275-319

11 - Mechanism Design and Agency Theory
pp 320-368

12 - Mathematical Appendix
pp 369-416

Bibliography
pp 417-422

Index
pp 423-431

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