A theory of moral persistence: Crypto-morality and political legitimacy

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-244

  Greif, Avner ^a,b   Tadelis, Steven ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crypto morality; Institutions; Moral persistence; Morality; Political legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956230207     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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