The moral economy of communities: Structured populations and the evolution of pro-social norms

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-25

  Bowles, Samuel ^a   Gintis, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Cooperation; Group beneficial norms; Reputation; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002435479     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(98)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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