The context of competition -- Game theory and gaming -- Measurement and modeling -- One-period markets -- Endogenizing the monetary system -- The economy : time, size and complexity -- Building theories of economic process -- Uncertainty and velocity -- Preamble -- Innovation and evolution :...

This is a survey and discussion of work covering both formal game theory and experimental gaming prior to 1991. It is a useful preliminary introduction to the considerable change and emphasis which has taken place since that time where dynamics, learning, and local optimization have challenged...