CONTENTS:
Preface xvi
Table of Applications xxii
Introduction 1
I Normative Foundations 13
1 Normative Frameworks 15
2 Collective Goals 69
3 Pareto Concepts 101
Summing Up Normative Foundations 131
II Social Dilemmas 132
4 Externalities 134
5 Coordination Problems 203
6 Commitment Problems 236
Summing Up Social Dilemmas 261
III Constraints on Good Governance 263
7 Strategic Adjustment 268
8 Dynamic Inconsistency 295
9 The Need for Information 330
10 Influence over Elected O cials 380
11 Institutions, Incentives, and Power 411
Summing Up Constraints on Good Governance 443 Conclusion 445
IV Appendices on Game Theory 450
A Utility, Strategic Form Games, and Nash Equilibrium 451
B Extensive Form Games 486