Lectures on the theory of games [[electronic resource] /] / Harold W. Kuhn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455244603321
• Autore: Kuhn Harold W (Harold William), <1925->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1-282-15911-9; 9786612159114; 1-4008-2956-9
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Collana: Annals of mathematics studies ; ; no. 37
• Disciplina: 519.3
• Soggetti: Game theory; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Preface -- Chapter 1. What Is the Theory of Games? -- Chapter 2. Matrix Games -- Chapter 3. Extensive Games -- Chapter 4. Infinite Games -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a spectacular introduction to the modern mathematical discipline known as the Theory of Games. Harold Kuhn first presented these lectures at Princeton University in 1952. They succinctly convey the essence of the theory, in part through the prism of the most exciting developments at its frontiers half a century ago. Kuhn devotes considerable space to topics that, while not strictly the subject matter of game theory, are firmly bound to it. These are taken mainly from the geometry of convex sets and the theory of probability distributions. The book opens by addressing "matrix games," a name first introduced in these lectures as an abbreviation for two-person, zero-sum games in normal form with a finite number of pure strategies. It continues with a treatment of games in extensive form, using a model introduced by the author in 1950 that quickly supplanted von Neumann and Morgenstern's cumbersome approach. A final section deals with games that have an infinite number of pure strategies for the two players. Throughout, the theory is generously illustrated with examples, and exercises test the reader's understanding. A historical note caps off ; each chapter. For readers familiar with the calculus and with elementary matrix theory or vector analysis, this book offers an indispensable store of vital insights on a subject whose importance has only grown with the years.

The nationalization of politics : the formation of national electorates and party systems in Western Europe / / Daniele Caramani [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784437603321
• Autore: Caramani Daniele <1968->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-107-14742-5; 1-280-45772-4; 0-511-18601-0; 0-511-18518-9; 0-511-18787-4; 0-511-31385-3; 0-511-61666-X; 0-511-18694-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
• Disciplina: 324/.094
• Soggetti: Elections - Europe, Western; Political parties - Europe, Western
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-339) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : homogeneity and diversity in Europe -- ; 1. The structuring of political space -- ; 2. Data, indices, method -- ; 3. Time and space : evidence from the historical comparison -- ; 4. Types of territorial configurations : national variations -- ; 5. The comparative study of cleavages and party families -- ; 6. The dynamic perspective : state formation and mass democratization -- ; 7. The comparative perspective : nation-building and cultural heterogeneity -- Conclusion : from territorial to functional politics.
• Sommario/riassunto: In an in-depth comparative and long-term analysis, first published in 2004, Daniele Caramani studies the macro-historical process of the nationalization of politics. Using a great wealth of data on single constituencies in seventeen West European countries, he reconstructs the territorial structures of electoral support for political parties, as well as their evolution since the mid-nineteenth century from highly fragmented politics in the early stages toward nation-wide alignments. Caramani provides a multi-pronged empirical analysis through time, across countries, and between party families. The inclusion in the analysis of all the most important social and political cleavages - class, state-church, rural-urban, ethno-linguistic and religious - allows him to assess the nationalizing impact of the class cleavage that emerged from national and industrial revolutions, and the resistance of preindustrial cultural factors to national integration. Institutional and socio-economic factors are combined with actor-centered patterns and differences between national types of territorial configurations of the vote.