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Collective action and exchange : a game-theoretic approach to contemporary political economy / William D. Ferguson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2013.Description: xii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780804770033 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780804770040 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780804785563 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.01/5193 23
LOC classification:
  • HB144 .F467 2013
Contents:
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.
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Book Book Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks 330.015193 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 3010028568
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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.

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