Popular legitimacy and the exercise of legal authority: Motivating compliance, cooperation, and engagement

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-95

  Tyler, Tom R ^a   Jackson, Jonathan ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Compliance; Cooperation; Legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895910603     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034514     Document Type: Article

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