Collective action and exchange :
Ferguson, William D., 1953-
Collective action and exchange : a game-theoretic approach to contemporary political economy / William D. Ferguson. - Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2013. - xii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-409) and index.
Introduction : a farmers' market -- Collective-action problems and innovative theory -- The basic economics of collective action -- Enforcement, coordination, and second-order collective-action problems -- Seizing advantage : strategic moves and power in exchange -- Basic motivation : rational egoists and reciprocal players -- Foundations of motivation: rationality and social preference -- Institutions, organizations, and institutional systems -- Informal institutions -- Internal resolution via group self-organization -- Third-party enforcement, formal institutions, and interactions with self-governance -- Social networks and collective action -- Policy and political economy -- Knowledge, collective action, institutions, location, and growth.
9780804770033 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804770040 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804785563 (ebook)
2013007016
HB144 / .F467 2013
330.01/5193
Collective action and exchange : a game-theoretic approach to contemporary political economy / William D. Ferguson. - Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2013. - xii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-409) and index.
Introduction : a farmers' market -- Collective-action problems and innovative theory -- The basic economics of collective action -- Enforcement, coordination, and second-order collective-action problems -- Seizing advantage : strategic moves and power in exchange -- Basic motivation : rational egoists and reciprocal players -- Foundations of motivation: rationality and social preference -- Institutions, organizations, and institutional systems -- Informal institutions -- Internal resolution via group self-organization -- Third-party enforcement, formal institutions, and interactions with self-governance -- Social networks and collective action -- Policy and political economy -- Knowledge, collective action, institutions, location, and growth.
9780804770033 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804770040 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804785563 (ebook)
2013007016
HB144 / .F467 2013
330.01/5193