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Negotiation Games

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ISBN-10: 041530895X

ISBN-13: 9780415308953

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Steven Brams

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Steven J. Brams is one of the leading game theorists of his generation. This new edition includes brand new material on topics such as fallback bargaining and principles of rational negotiation.
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Book details

List price: $71.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.65" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Steven J. Brams is professor of politics at New York University.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Modeling Negotiations
Overview and Level
Acknowledgments
Negotiations in the Bible
Introduction
Cain and Abel: Bargaining with God
Rahab and the Spies: Making a Just Agreement
Solomon's Arbitration: Discovering the Truth
Conclusions
Notes
Bargaining Procedures and the Problem of Honesty
Introduction
The Honesty Problem
The Bonus Procedure
The Bonus Appraisal Procedure
The Penalty Procedure
The Penalty Appraisal Procedure
The Expansive Appraisal Procedure
Camp David: The Logic of the Procedures Applied
Conclusions
Notes
Arbitration Procedures and the Problem of Convergence
Introduction
Different Arbitration Procedures
Trade-Offs and Implicit Arbitration
Final-Offer Arbitration (FOA)
FOA in Practice: The Importance of Winning
Bonus FOA
Combined Arbitration
Two-Stage and Multistage FOA
Is Convergence in Stages Desirable?
Kissinger's Shuttle Diplomacy: A Case of Multistage Negotiations
Conclusions
Notes
Superpower Crisis Bargaining and the Theory of Moves
Introduction
Prisoners' Dilemma and Chicken
The Cuban Missile Crisis as a Game of Chicken
Deception and Power in the Cuban Missile Crisis
A Sequential View of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1973 Alert Decision
Nonmyopic Equilibria and the Theory of Moves: A Digression
Stability in the Cease-Fire Game
Was There an Alternative to the Alert?
The Possible Effects of Power in the Cease-Fire Game
Conclusions
Notes
Threats and Reputation in Bargaining
Introduction
Repeated Play of a Sequential Game
Threat Outcomes in Repeated Play of a Game
The Sequential-Primary Game
Conclusions
Notes
Threats in Two Domestic Crises
Introduction
The Use of Threat Power in Poland, 1980-81
The White House Tapes Case: The Players and Their Preferences
The White House Tapes Case: The Trap
Conclusions
Notes
Bargaining in Legislatures
Introduction
Judgments about Vote Trading
Definitions and Assumptions about Vote Trading
Sincere and Insincere Voting
Initial Trades and the Paradox of Vote Trading
Subsequent Trades and the Instability of Vote Trading
The Consequences of Refusing to Trade
The Consequences of Forming Coalitions
Empirical Examples of the Paradox of Vote Trading
Choosing a Governing Coalition in a Multiparty System: Coalition Voting
Majority, Minimal Majority, and Governing Coalitions
Measuring Bargaining Strength under Coalition Voting
Possible Uses of Coalition Voting
Conclusions
Notes
Bargaining Power
Introduction
Power in the U.S. Federal System
What Should a Power Index Measure?
The Power of Approval and Disapproval
Empirical Evidence of Presidential Power
The Paradox of the Chair's Position
The Chair's Counterstrategy of Deception
The Geneva Conference Game
Conclusions
Notes
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index