Micromotives and Macrobehavior |
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Author:
| Schelling, Thomas C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-393-05701-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1978 |
Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Micromotives and Macrobehavior. was originally published over twenty-five years ago, yet the stories it tells feel just as fresh today. And the subject of these stories -- how small and seemingly meaningless decisions and actions by individuals often lead to significant unintended consequences for a large group -- is more important than ever. In one famous example, Thomas C. Schelling shows that a slight-but-not-malicious preference to have neighbors of the same race eventually...
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Micromotives and Macrobehavior. was originally published over twenty-five years ago, yet the stories it tells feel just as fresh today. And the subject of these stories -- how small and seemingly meaningless decisions and actions by individuals often lead to significant unintended consequences for a large group -- is more important than ever. In one famous example, Thomas C. Schelling shows that a slight-but-not-malicious preference to have neighbors of the same race eventually leads to completely segregated populations.
The updated edition of this landmark book contains a new preface and the author\'s Nobel Prize acceptance speech.