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Bezig met laden... Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays (origineel 2006; editie 2006)door Thomas C. Schelling
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Schelling--a 2005 Nobel Prize winner-- has been one of the four or five most important social scientists of the past fifty years, and this collection shows why. These essays convey his unique perspective on individuals and society. This perspective has several characteristics: it is strategic in that it assumes that an important part of people's behavior is motivated by the thought of influencing other people's expectations; it views the mind as being separable into two or more parts (rational/irrational; present-minded/future-minded); it is motivated by policy concerns--smoking and other addictions, global warming, segregation, nuclear war; and while it accepts many of the basic assumptions of economics--that people are forward-looking, rational decision makers, that resources are scarce, and that incentives are important--it is open to modifying them when appropriate, and open to the findings and insights of other social science disciplines.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Sunday, March 12, 2006; Page F03
Long before Freakonomics or Tipping Points, there was Thomas C. Schelling, whose contributions to the understanding of economics, game theory and strategic human behavior were belatedly recognized with last year's award of the Nobel prize in economics. At a time when ideology and fuzzy thinking dominate the world of policy making, reading through 50 years of Schelling speeches and essays in Strategies of Commitment (Harvard), a collection that spans his years at Harvard and the University of Maryland, is a sheer delight. His style is so spare, straightforward and elegant, only hinting at the complexity of the logic behind it. Schelling's subjects range from nuclear deterrence and global warming to segregation, euthanasia, substance abuse and wars that cannot be won. His conclusions are invariably wise.
-- S.P.
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