Mathematics and Politics formatIsbn:Softcover - 9781441926616 University of Applied Sciences

University of Applied Sciences

Horizontverschmelzung

representing four years of PhD work by Dr

»die Sauhunde« am Stammtisch

früheren Bestrebungen zur gemeinsamen Harmonisierung der Rechnungslegungsvorschriften

Mathematics and Politics formatIsbn:Softcover - 9781441926616 University of Applied SciencesWhy would anyone bid $3. 25 in an auction where the prize is a single dollar bill? Can one game explain the apparent irrationality behind both the arms race of the 1980s and the libretto of Puccinis opera Tosca? How can one calculation suggest the president has 4 percent of the power in the United States federal system while another s gests that he or she controls 77 percent? Is democracy (in the sense of re? ecting the will of the people) impossible?