Games and decisions : introduction and critical survey / R. Duncan Luce and Howard Raiffa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General introduction to the theory of games -- Utility theory -- Extensive and normal forms -- Two-person zero-sum games -- Two-person non-zero-sum non-cooperative games -- Two-person cooperative games -- Theories of n-Person games in normal form -- Characteristic functions -- Solutions -- [Psi?]-stability -- Reasonable outcomes and value -- Applications of n-Person theory -- Individual decision making under uncertainty -- Group decision making -- Appendices: A probabilistic theory of utility -- The minimax theorem -- First geometrical interpretation of a two-person zero-sum game -- Second geometrical interpretation of a two-person zero-sum game -- Linear programing and two-person zero-sum games -- Solving two-person zero-sum games -- Games with infinite pure strategy sets -- Sequential compounding of two-person games.

This book presents an introduction to game theory and related disciplines, primarily as applied to the social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, two-person zero-sum games, two-person nonzero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, and more.