Schelling's Game Theory

<br>Praise for Schelling's Game Theory: How to Make Decisions <br> Gives readers an excellent Harvard game theory course by a renowned Nobel Prize winner through the eyes of his Boswell. This book is a must read for political scientists, economists, and anyone who has to make decisions of import. --New York Journal of Books<p><br> Few authors enable the reader to understand and appreciate game theory and have fun at the same time. Tom Schelling is one of them; Robert Dodge is another. --Albert Carnesale, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor; University of California, Los Angeles<p><br> Exactly forty years ago, I was privileged as an undergraduate to take Tom Schelling's now famous course, Conflict, Coalition, and Strategy. It was a stunning--even life-changing--experience. Now Robert Dodge has assembled the animating ideas of this course for everyone to enjoy, learn from, and use. I wish it had been available as a study guide when my compatriots and I were wrestling with these concepts the first time! --Herman B. Dutch Leonard, George F. Baker Professor of Public Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University<p><br> Robert Dodge has articulated the genius of Tom Schelling's insights in ways that are accessible to experienced and aspiring decision makers alike. Having spent my own career negotiating international trade agreements and commercial deals or trying to achieve consensus among governmental agencies, legislators, faculty or not-for-profit board members, I was consistently reminded of how many of these lessons still apply. --Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, Professor and former Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland and Former United States Trade Representative<p><br> [Dodge] discusses in a very lucid fashion some of the most important tools in game theory. Despite game theory's being a highly mathematical field, Dodge abstains from abstract technical details and has produced a cogent, thoroughly enjoyable text, as Schellingn