# The Evolution of Co-Operation

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- Authors: [Robert Axelrod](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-axelrod)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1990-04-26

## Description

How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? The author explores this central question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks.

## Editions

### The Evolution of Co-Operation

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4012-495-8
- Pages: 256
- Published: 1990-04-26
- Language: en_GB