Games in economic development /
Bruce Wydick.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- xviii, 294 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.
Economic development, interdependence, and incentives -- Games -- Development traps and coordination games -- Rural poverty, development and the environment -- Risk, solidarity networks, and reciprocity -- Understanding agrarian institutions -- Savings, credit, and microfinance -- Social learning and technology adoption -- Property rights, governance, and corruption -- Conflict, violence, and development -- Social capital -- The political economy of trade and development -- Appendix -- Exercises for interested readers -- References -- Index.