By Robert Dodge

The Strategist covers Schelling’s life, focusing on his long involvement in Cold War strategic thought, as he headed off to Europe in 1948 with the Marshall Plan followed by a NATO-related job in the White House. Soon, family responsibilities dictated a move into the academic world as an assistant professor at Yale where he became interested in bargaining theory and game theory. There, he came into contact with the think-tank, RAND, and he became deeply involved in nuclear strategy. After moving to Harvard, Schelling was recognized for his ability to illustrate and apply game theory to the problems of nuclear strategy. There is a chapter in The Strategist that offers an explanation of game theory and the common tool used to illustrate many games—the matrix. This includes the most famous of all games, "The Prisoner’s Dilemma." It is a game that was developed at RAND, and explains the arms race that Schelling would have to help overcome for there to be arms control agreements with the Soviets.

Published Date: 25/05/2007 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 981-261-361-7 Publisher: - Rating: Retail price: US Dollar $ 16.50 (Rs. 1,180.41) Our price: Rs. 1,125.00 You Save: Rs. 55.41 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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