Heterogeneity, social esteem and feasibility of collective action

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-325

  Platteau, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Seki, Erika ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b Centre de Recherche en Economie du Developpement (CRED)   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Egalitarian partnership; Heterogeneity; Social esteem; Status

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; INCOME; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33947276728     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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