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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789406503321

Autore

Gangopadhyay Partha

Titolo

Economics of rivalry, conflict and cooperation [[electronic resource] /] / Partha Gangopadhyay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2011

ISBN

1-283-14401-8

9786613144010

981-4289-91-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Disciplina

337

Soggetti

Competition

Conflict management - Economic aspects

Cooperation - Economic aspects

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

section A. Rivalry, conflict and cooperation : lessons from the business world -- section B. Rivalry, conflict and cooperation : Goliath against Goliath.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an extensive and original study of the dynamics of rivalry, evolution of costly and violent conflicts, and potential cooperation among powerful players. It unravels the special features of the global socio-economic system that can make it extremely fragile and vulnerable. It serves as a good reference source for anyone interested in some of the pressing and emerging problems of the global system, such as intra-national and interethnic conflicts, climate change challenges, poverty and terrorism, and provides useful and rigorous insights into the collective bid to resolve some