- Games of strategy (Mathematics), Conflict management, Egoism, Cooperativeness
This widely praised and much-discussed book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals when there is no central authority to police their actions
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Cool, earnest, spare and classical in form.
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Robert M. Axelrod
- First published
- 1984
- Pages
- 241
- Publisher
- Perseus Books, Perseus Books Group, Penguin Books
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140124958
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