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... agreement but a better understanding of where to look for the terms of agreement . If there are important conclusions to be drawn , they are prob- ably these : ( 1 ) tacit agreements or agreements arrived at through partial or haphazard ...
... agreement but a better understanding of where to look for the terms of agreement . If there are important conclusions to be drawn , they are prob- ably these : ( 1 ) tacit agreements or agreements arrived at through partial or haphazard ...
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... agreement . One is an agreement that depends on some kind of coordination or complementarity . If two people have disagreed on where to meet for dinner ; if two criminal ac- complices have disagreed on what joint alibi to give ; or if ...
... agreement . One is an agreement that depends on some kind of coordination or complementarity . If two people have disagreed on where to meet for dinner ; if two criminal ac- complices have disagreed on what joint alibi to give ; or if ...
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... agreement exists , the players receive nothing . Next , what do we mean by " agreement " ? For simplicity , sup- pose that each player keeps ( or may keep ) his current " official " offer recorded in some manner that will be visible to ...
... agreement exists , the players receive nothing . Next , what do we mean by " agreement " ? For simplicity , sup- pose that each player keeps ( or may keep ) his current " official " offer recorded in some manner that will be visible to ...
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The Retarded Science of International Strategy | 3 |
An Essay on Bargaining | 21 |
Bargaining Communication and Limited War | 53 |
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