An institutionalist perception of cooperative behavior

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Onyeiwu, Steve ^a   Jones, Robert ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Altruism; Cooperation; Culture; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037699713     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(03)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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