Public commitment making as a structural solution in social dilemmas

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-406

  Lokhorst, Anne Marike ^a   van Dijk, Eric ^a   Staats, Henk ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commitment; Cooperation; Social dilemmas; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549093160     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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