During the height of the Cold War, between 1965 and 1968, Robert Aumann, Michael Maschler, and Richard Stearns collaborated on researchon the dynamics of arms control negotiations that has since become foundational to work on repeated games. These five seminal papers are collected here for the first time, with the addition of "postscripts" describing many of the developments since the papers were written. During the height of the Cold War, between 1965 and 1968, Robert Aumann, Michael Maschler, and Richard Stearns collaborated on research on the dynamics of arms control negotiations that has since become foundational to work on repeated games. These five seminal papers are collected here for the first time, with the addition of "postscripts" describing many of the developments since the papers were written. The basic model studied throughout the book is one in which players ignorant about the game being played must learn what they can from the actions of the others. The original work, done under contract to the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, was intended to tackle the gradual disarmament problem, in which neither player knew what his own payoff would be for any given agreement, because of uncertainty about the other side's arsenal and weapons production technology. But the research soon became much more generalized, covering information concealment and revelation, signaling and learning, and related ideas in any repeated competitive situation. The first four chapters of the book treat the competitive zero-sum side of the theory of repeated games. Chapter five takes up cooperative phenomena where one player may want to signal information to another. An extensive bibliography covers all items mentioned in the main text, in the postscripts, and in the introduction. The bibliography also includes a compilation of published papers and books that refer to the original reports.

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A collection of some 70 editorials from Plastic and reconstructive surgery , of which Goldwyn has been editor for twelve years. A view of the profession from the inside, written for other insiders; not technical, but often critical. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

This is a book in which insiders assess the performance and political influence of the Australian media. It offers a critique of its strengths and weaknesses and is not afraid to point the finger. Contributors include David Marr, Robert Manne, Wendy Bacon, Julia Baird, Jon Faine and Eric Beecher. Contents: What is the problem? : The decline of the quality press / E. Beecher; The rise of the right / G. Rundle ; News corporation : Murdoch and the culture war / David McKnight; Murdoch and the war on Iraq / R. Manne ; The ABC : The slow destruction of the ABC / Q. Dempster; Inside the ABC / M. Simons ; Reporting politics : The press gallery: a balance-sheet / J. Waterford; Talk radio and democracy / J. Faine ; Bias or indifference? : Is the media pro-labor? / D. Glover; Is the media asleep / D. Marr.

This book explores the global financial crisis, its social implications and its potential outcomes for Australia. It examines neo-liberalism and economic rationalism, and discusses their consequences. After the GFC, how might we rethink the challenge of climate change, of care, of quality of life more generally? What is the proper role of the market? What parts of the social fabric need to be mended to create a more sustainable, fairer Australia? Contributors: Kevin Rudd, Robert Manne, Jean Curthoys, John Quiggin, Michael Pusey, Anne Manne, David McKnight, Ian Lowe, Guy Pearse.

Gathers the fruits of a lifetime of political and cultural debate: from the Cold War to the Iraq War, from the stolen generations to the asylum seekers, from Australian party politics to the culture wars. There is also an array of entertaining essays on subjects ranging from Geoffrey Blainey to Philip Ruddock.

Robert Manne has twice been voted Australia's leading public intellectual. This book will show you why. Making Trouble takes aim at the new Australian complacency. This is a book that will enlighten and challenge, as it traces the ideas and events that have recently changed the nation. It covers much ground - from Howard to Gillard by way of Rudd, from Victoria's bushfires to the Apology, from Wilfred Burchett to Julian Assange. Making Trouble also includes an exchange of letters with Tony Abbott, critical appraisals of the 'insider' Paul Kelly and the 'outsider' Mark Latham, an insightful discussion of the political and moral issues surrounding climate change, appreciations of W.E.H. Stanner and Primo Levi, a reflection on ways of remembering the Holocaust, and incisive and original essays about the question of reconciliation and the treatment of asylum seekers. As this eloquent and important book shows, no one in Australia makes a better argument than Robert Manne.

At the dawn of the twentieth century Australia became a nation and entered a period of sustained political change. Edited and introduced by Robert Manne, The Australian Century provides nine essays on key events and issues which have defined our path to independent nationhood.Engaging and accessible, The Australian Century is an indispensable guide to the turning points in our history.

In October 1917 the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd. By the middle century almost half of humankind was under communist rule, and the Cold War was raging.