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When everyone benefits, who takes responsibility? The Paradox of Cooperation Understanding Why Groups Fail to Act Together unpacks one of the most enduring dilemmas in social and political theory-the challenge of motivating individuals to contribute toward shared goals when self-interest rewards inaction.Through a blend of economic reasoning, political analysis, and behavioral insight, this research-oriented guide explores how incentives, group size, and rational choice shape cooperation in societies, organizations, and governments. It provides a clear explanation of why collective action problems persist-from taxation and environmental policy to civic engagement-and how institutional design can help overcome [...] for students and scholars in political science, economics, and sociology, this book serves as an accessible yet rigorous examination of how human logic collides with collective need. It's a study in both the limits and potential of organized cooperation.Understanding why people don't act together is the first step to helping them do so.
When everyone benefits, who takes responsibility? The Paradox of Cooperation Understanding Why Groups Fail to Act Together unpacks one of the most enduring dilemmas in social and political theory-the challenge of motivating individuals to contribute toward shared goals when self-interest rewards inaction.Through a blend of economic reasoning, political analysis, and behavioral insight, this research-oriented guide explores how incentives, group size, and rational choice shape cooperation in societies, organizations, and governments. It provides a clear explanation of why collective action problems persist-from taxation and environmental policy to civic engagement-and how institutional design can help overcome [...] for students and scholars in political science, economics, and sociology, this book serves as an accessible yet rigorous examination of how human logic collides with collective need. It's a study in both the limits and potential of organized cooperation.Understanding why people don't act together is the first step to helping them do so.
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Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9783565112203
ISBN-10: 3565112204
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Lewis, Brianna
Auflage: 2. Aufl.
Hersteller: epubli
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, D-10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit@epubli.com
Maße: 15 x 210 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Brianna Lewis
Gewicht: 0,581 kg
Artikel-ID: 134339426

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