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... yields , or may seem to yield , about one's eagerness . But if each has visible reason to expect the other to meet him half way , because of a history of successful bargaining , that very history provides pro- . tection against the ...
... yields , or may seem to yield , about one's eagerness . But if each has visible reason to expect the other to meet him half way , because of a history of successful bargaining , that very history provides pro- . tection against the ...
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... yield the other full knowledge . Arms - control agreements , for ex- ample , might have to be monitored by a ... yielding so much that the possibility of successful surprise attack on those forces were greatly enhanced . But the main ...
... yield the other full knowledge . Arms - control agreements , for ex- ample , might have to be monitored by a ... yielding so much that the possibility of successful surprise attack on those forces were greatly enhanced . But the main ...
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... yield a higher probability , except when they yield certainty . That is , the outcome of this game , starting with finite probabilities of " irrational " attack on both sides , is not an en- largement of those probabilities by the fear ...
... yield a higher probability , except when they yield certainty . That is , the outcome of this game , starting with finite probabilities of " irrational " attack on both sides , is not an en- largement of those probabilities by the fear ...
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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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