When do norms emerge by human design and when by the unintended consequences of human action? The example of the no-smoking norm

Rationality and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-158

  Opp, Karl Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of norms; Externalities norms; No smoking norm; Public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036243928     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463102014002001     Document Type: Review

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