Games in Economic Development (Record no. 1695)
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| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190425160148.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781107461697 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIMV |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.90015193 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bruce Wydick |
| Relator term | Author |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1081 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Games in Economic Development |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Bruce Wydick |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 294 pages; |
| Other physical details | illustrations: |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Economic development interdependence and incentives; 2. Games; 3. Development traps and coordination games; 4. Rural poverty development and the environment; 5. Risk solidarity networks and reciprocity; 6. Understanding agrarian institutions; 7. Savings credit and microfinance; 8. Social learning and technology adoption; 9. Property rights governance and corruption; 10. Conflict violence and development; 11. Social capital; 12. The political economy of trade and development. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Games in Economic Development examines the roots of poverty and prosperity through the lens of elementary game theory illustrating how patterns of human interaction can lead to vicious cycles of poverty as well as virtuous cycles of prosperity. This book shows how both social norms and carefully designed institutions can help shape the 'rules of the game' making better outcomes in a game possible for everyone involved. The book is entertaining to read it can be accessed with little background in development economics or game theory. Its chapters explore games in natural resource use; education; coping with risk; borrowing and lending; technology adoption; governance and corruption; civil conflict; international trade; and the importance of networks religion and identity illustrating concepts with numerous anecdotes from recent world events. Comes complete with an appendix explaining the basic ideas in game theory used in the book. |
| 650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economics |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1082 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | General Stacks | 04/24/2019 | 9 | 768.75 | 1 | 2 | 338.90015193 WYD | 001141 | 02/15/2022 | 04/25/2019 | 1025.00 | 04/24/2019 | Book |