Implementation theory — is an area of game theory closely related to mechanism design where an attempt is made to add into a game a mechanism such that the equilibrium of the game conforms to some concept of social optimality (for instance Pareto optimality). In a game… … Wikipedia
implementation — I noun accomplishment, achievement, act, action, attainment, commission, consummation, course, discharge, effectuation, enforcement, execution, fait accompli, finality, fruition, fulfillment, instrumentation, means, mechanism, method, performance … Law dictionary
Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification — The Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification (CVM) is safeguard measure invoked by the European Commission in case some new member or acceding state of the European Union has failed to implement commitments undertaken in the context of the… … Wikipedia
Mechanism design — The Stanley Reiter diagram above illustrates a game of mechanism design. The upper left space Θ depicts the type space and the upper right space X the space of outcomes. The social choice function f(θ) maps a type profile to an outcome. In games… … Wikipedia
Mechanism (engineering) — A mechanism is a device designed to transform input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement. Mechanisms generally consist of moving components such as gears and gear trains, belt and chain drives, cam and follower… … Wikipedia
African Peer Review Mechanism — The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a mutually agreed instrument voluntarily acceded to by the member states of the African Union (AU) as a self monitoring mechanism.The mandate of the APRM is to encourage conformity in regard to… … Wikipedia
Content Assembly Mechanism — (CAM) is an XML based standard for creating and managing information exchanges that are interoperable and deterministic descriptions of machine processable information content flows into and out of XML structures. CAM is a product of the OASIS… … Wikipedia
Clean Development Mechanism — The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the flexibility mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol (IPCC, 2007).[1] It is defined in Article 12 of the Protocol, and is intended to meet two objectives: (1) to assist parties not included in… … Wikipedia
Joint Implementation — (JI) is one of three flexibility mechanisms set forth in the Kyoto Protocol to help countries with binding greenhouse gas emissions targets (so called Annex I countries) meet their obligations. JI is set forth in Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol.… … Wikipedia
Separation of mechanism and policy — The Separation of mechanism [Butler W. Lampson and Howard E. Sturgis. [http://research.microsoft.com/Lampson/15 ReflectionsOnOS/Acrobat.pdf Reflections on an Operating System Design] [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=360051.360074]… … Wikipedia
Dispute mechanism — A dispute mechanism is a structured process[1] that addresses disputes or grievances that arise between two or more parties engaged in business, legal, or societal relationships. Dispute mechanisms are used in dispute resolution, and may… … Wikipedia