Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays

by Thomas C. Schelling

Book Overview

All of the essays in this new collection by Thomas Schelling 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674025679
• ISBN13: 9780674025677
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.8"