ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the assumptions made by J. G. Cross. Independence assumption assumes that each bargainer expects the other bargainer's future sequence of demands to be independent of his own current demand. Linearity assumption assumes that each bargainer has expectations of the other bargainer's demand which are linear in future time. Pure intransigence assumption assumes that each bargainer plans to maintain his current demand until an agreement is reached. The chapter employs the kind of diagrammatic representation used in the study of closed loop systems. The theory of closed loop systems has been applied to macroeconomic problems by a number of writers. If it is realised that self-steering mechanisms are an application of the theory of closed loop control systems, then it becomes apparent that this line of thought has also been taken up in political science and the theory of international relations.
