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Testing a Coordination Process for Shared Goods: The Possibility of Successful Collective Action

Loehman, Edna T.; Rassenti, Stephen J. - 1997

"This paper reports the design and testing of a coordination process for finding a group agreement simultaneously about cost sharing and the nature of a shared good. The process was designed to search for a cost sharing equilibrium, a particular type of Pareto optimum. The cost share equilibrium...

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Under What Conditions are Decentralized Solutions to Collective Action Problems Likely?

Maier-Rigaud, Frank - 2000

"The paper outlines conditions under which decentralized approaches are likely to succeed in solving collective action problems. Criteria that render successful decentralized collective action more likely have mainly been developed in the Common Pool Resource (CPR) and International Relations...

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Incorporating Motivational Heterogeneity into Game Theoretic Models of Collective Action

Ahn, Toh-Kyeong; Ostrom, Elinor; Walker, James M. - 2002

Subsequently published as:"Incorporating Motivational Heterogeneity into Game Theoretic Models of Collective Action." Public Choice, 117, 2003, 295-315."Understanding cooperation in the context of social dilemma games is fundamental to understanding how alternative institutional arrangements may...

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It Works in Practice. Does It Work in Theory?

Moir, Robert - 1998

theory. Further research is necessary to understand how individuals operate in this environment." …

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The Missing Link: Collective-Choice Policymaking in Nonprofit, For-Profit, and Public Child Care Centers

Bushouse, Brenda K. - 1999

to explain nonprofit production of certain types of goods. Hansmann (1980, 1986) developed Contract Failure Theory to …. Weisbrod (1977, 1988) developed the theory of Market/Government Failure to explain nonprofit production of collective goods … primary justification for the nonprofit institutional form. In Contract Failure Theory it signals quality to consumers because …

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Economic valuation of phenotypic cattle trait preferences in trypanosomosis prevalent production systems of Eastern Africa : implications for sustainable cattle breeding programs

Emily Awuor Ouma - 2007

The study examines cattle keeping households preferences for phenotypic cattle traits in trypanosomosis prevalent production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia, using cross-sectional choice experiment survey data of 508 households. The data was collected between September 2004 and May 2005....

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11.471 Targeting the Poor: Small Firms, Workers, and Local Economic Development, Fall 2004

Tendler, Judith - 2004

Covers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker...

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The bargaining system and performance: a comparison of 18 OECD countries

Traxler, F.; Kittel, B.E.A. - 2000

Theoretical reasoning disagrees about what type of bargaining system performs best. We have tested the explanatory power of three competing hypotheses: neoliberalism, coporatism and the hump-shape hypothesis. All of these hypotheses lack empirical support due to two main shortcomings. First,...

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Collective action for community-based hazard mitigation: a case study of Tulsa project impact

Sweeney, Donald (contributor) - 2004

During the past two decades, community-based hazard mitigation (CBHM) has been newly proposed and implemented as an alternative conceptual model for emergency management to deal with disasters comprehensively in order to curtail skyrocketing disaster losses. Local community members have been...

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Private Exchange and Social Capital: Multiple Functions of Common Property Regimes in Haiti

White, T. Anderson - 1996

"A great challenge facing CPR enthusiasts today is understanding the conditions in which CPRs can be successful. Meeting this challenge requires understanding when and why individuals choose to create and maintain CPRs. Research in this domain often focuses on the relationship between individual...

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