The Possibility of Cooperation (Studies in Rationality and Social Change) - Softcover

Taylor, Michael

 
9780521339902: The Possibility of Cooperation (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

Synopsis

This 1987 book is a revised and expanded edition of the author's 'Anarchy and Cooperation'.

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Book Description

This 1987 book offers a critique of the liberal theory of the state, focussing on a detailed study of cooperation in the absence of the state and of other kinds of coercion. The discussion includes an analysis of collective action and of the Prisoners' Dilemma supergame.

Synopsis

This book is a revised and expanded edition of the author's 'Anarchy and Cooperation', originally published with John Wiley. It offers a critique of the liberal theory of the state, focussing on a detailed study of cooperation in the absence of the state and of other kinds of coercion. The discussion includes an analysis of collective action and of the Prisoner's Dilemma supergame. It will be of interest to a range of readers in political and social philosophy and in economics.

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