The evolution of trust and cooperation between strangers: a computational model

American Sociological Review

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 638-660

  Macy, Michael W ^b   Skvoretz, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOODS EXCHANGE; MODELING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 0031743760     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657332     Document Type: Article

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