title: Collaboration in classical political economy and noncooperative game theory.
abstract: This commentary suggests (1) that there are precedents for Smaldino's "collaboration" in the history of economic thought before 1900 and (2) that the distinction of collaboration from what is thought of as cooperation in game theory is less clear than Smaldino suggests.
authors: Department of Economics and International Business,Lebow College of Business, Drexel University,Philadelphia, PA19104.mccainra@drexel.eduhttp://www.drexel.edu/
authors: Roger A
authors: RA
authors: McCain
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D012641:Selection, Genetic