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Games Indians play : why we are the way we are / V. Raghunathan ; foreword by N.R. Narayana Murthy.

By: Raghunathan, V.
Publisher: New Delhi : Penguin, 2007, c2006Description: xiv, 170 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780143063117 (pbk.); 0143063111 (pbk.).Subject(s): Rationalization (Psychology) | Interpersonal relations -- India | Ethnology -- India | Nationalism -- IndiaDDC classification: 305.800954
Contents:
Why are we the way we are? - On intelligence and rationality. - Simple prisoner's dilemma and we the squealers! - Iterative prisoner's dielemma and the gentleman strategy. - Can competition lead to cooperation? - Self-regulation, fairness and us. - Are we the world's biggest free riders. - Systemic chaos. - The Veerappan dilemma: the poser answered. - Game theory and the Gita.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why are we the way we are? - On intelligence and rationality. - Simple prisoner's dilemma and we the squealers! - Iterative prisoner's dielemma and the gentleman strategy. - Can competition lead to cooperation? - Self-regulation, fairness and us. - Are we the world's biggest free riders. - Systemic chaos. - The Veerappan dilemma: the poser answered. - Game theory and the Gita.