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Why are we a nation that is individually so smart and collectively so naive? Why do we mistake talk for action? Why is our self-worth massaged only if we have the 'authority' to break rules? Why are we among the world's most corrupt? Why do we jump red lights? Why do we dump our garbage at the... read more
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Table of Contents
Prologue
1. Why are we the way we are?
2. On Intelligence and Rationality
3. Simple Prisoner's Dilemma and We the Squealers!
4. Iterative Prisoner's Dilemma and the Gentleman Strategy
5. Can Competition Lead to Cooperation?
6. Self-Regulation, Fairness and Us
7. Are We the World's Biggest Free Riders?
8. Systemic Chaos
9. The Veerappan Dilemma : The Poser Answered
10. Game Theory and the Gita
Epilogue
Appendix
Endnotes
Index
Authors & Contributors
- V. Raghunathan (Author)
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