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John Roemer proves in this book that one can still write an original and innovative book using formal models and yet focus on really essential economic ideas. --Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University and New York University In this striking book, Roemer expands on his earlier idea of Kantian reasoning to provide a new and different view of social preferences that is well illustrated by examples and applications. --David K. Levine, European University Institute and Washington University in St. Louis This rigorous and provocative book takes cooperation out of the kaleidoscopic picture offered by social sciences and explains it in a unitary framework based on a novel and intriguing optimization concept. --Giacomo Corneo, author of Is Capitalism Obsolete? John Roemer develops Kant's categorical imperative into a novel solution concept for games and shows how it underpins cooperative behavior in concrete situations. A highly original take on a central problem in social science. --H. Peyton Young, University of Oxford and London School of Economics In this seminal contribution, John Roemer invites us to an exciting exploration of the uncharted implications of a Kantian perspective on cooperation. It is well worth it. --Andreu Mas-Colell, Universitat Pompeu-Fabra

John Roemer proves in this book that one can still write an original and innovative book using formal models and yet focus on really essential economic ideas. --Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University and New York University In this striking book, Roemer expands on his earlier idea of Kantian reasoning to provide a new and different view of social preferences that is well illustrated by examples and applications. --David K. Levine, European University Institute and Washington University in St. Louis This rigorous and provocative book takes cooperation out of the kaleidoscopic picture offered by social sciences and explains it in a unitary framework based on a novel and intriguing optimization concept. --Giacomo Corneo, author of Is Capitalism Obsolete? John Roemer develops Kant's categorical imperative into a novel solution concept for games and shows how it underpins cooperative behavior in concrete situations. A highly original take on a central problem in social science. --H. Peyton Young, University of Oxford and London School of Economics In this seminal contribution, John Roemer invites us to an exciting exploration of the uncharted implications of a Kantian perspective on cooperation. It is well worth it. --Andreu Mas-Colell, Universitat Pompeu-Fabra

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John E. Roemer is the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale University. He is the author of several books, including Sustainability for a Warmer Planet; Democracy, Education, and Equality;Political Competition: Theory and Applications; and Equality of Opportunity.

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