Theory of games and economic behavior / John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.

Contributor:

Morgenstern, Oskar, 1902-1977.

Series:

Princeton Classic Editions

Princeton classic editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Game theory.

Economics, Mathematical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (774 p.)

Edition:

60th anniversary ed. / with an introduction by Harold W. Kuhn /and an afterword by Ariel Rubinstein.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began more than sixty years ago as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, in 1944, when Princeton University Press published Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic and social organization, based on a theory of games of strategy. Not only would this revolutionize economics, but the entirely new field of scientific inquiry it yielded--game theory--has since been widely used to analyze a host of real-world phenomena from arms races to optimal policy choices of presidential candidates, from vaccination policy to major league baseball salary negotiations. And it is today established throughout both the social sciences and a wide range of other sciences. This sixtieth anniversary edition includes not only the original text but also an introduction by Harold Kuhn, an afterword by Ariel Rubinstein, and reviews and articles on the book that appeared at the time of its original publication in the New York Times, tthe American Economic Review, and a variety of other publications. Together, these writings provide readers a matchless opportunity to more fully appreciate a work whose influence will yet resound for generations to come.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction / Kuhn, Harold W.

CONTENTS

Preface to First Edition. Preface to Second Edition / Neumann, John Von / Morgenstern, Oskar

Preface to Third Edition / Neumann, John Von / Morgenstern, Oskar

Technical Note

Acknowledgment

Chapter I. Formulation of the Economic Problem

Chapter II. General Formal Description of Games of Strategy

Chapter III. Zero-Sum Two-Person Games: Theory

Chapter IV. Zero-Sum Two-Person Games: Examples

Chapter V. Zero-Sum Three-Person Games

Chapter VI. Formulation of the General Theory, Zero-Sum n-Person Games

Chapter VII. Zero-Sum Four-Person Games

Chapter VIII. Some Remarks Concerning n≧ 5 Participants

Chapter IX. Composition and Decomposition of Games

Chapter X. Simple Games

Chapter XI. General Non-Zero-Sum Games

Chapter XII. Extension of the Concepts of Domination and Solution

Appendix: The Axiomatic Treatment of Utility

Afterword / Rubinstein, Ariel

Reviews

Heads, I Win, and Tails, You Lose / Samuelson, Paul

Big D / Crume, Paul

Mathematics Of Games And Economics / Rowland, E.

Theory Of Games / Chevalley, Claude

Mathematical Theory of Poker is Applied to Business Problems / Lissner, Will

A Theory of Strategy / McDonald, John

The Collaboration between Oskar Morgenstern and John von Neumann on the Theory of Games / Morgenstern, Oskar

Index

CREDITS

Notes:

This ed. originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283858922

1283858924

9781400829460

1400829461

OCLC:

823284485