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Type:
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Journal Article |
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Author:
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Anthony, Denise L.; Campbell, John L. |
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Journal:
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International Journal of the Commons |
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Volume:
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5 |
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Page(s):
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284-302 |
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Date:
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2011 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7549
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Sector:
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Information & Knowledge
Social Organization |
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Subject(s):
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collective goods
cooperation
Internet
social capital
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Abstract:
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"This paper reflects on Eleanor Ostroms classic book, Governing
the Commons, and much work in sociology, political science and organization
studies that has appeared since its publication. We do so in order to expand our
understanding of the conditions under which cooperation occurs resulting in the
production of collective goods. We explore two issues that were underdeveloped
in her book that have subsequently received much attention. First, we discuss how
states can facilitate cooperative behavior short of coercively imposing it on actors.
Second, we discuss how social capital can facilitate or undermine cooperative
behavior. In both cases we focus on the important mechanisms by which each
one contributes to the development of cooperative behavior and collective goods.
We conclude by extending our arguments to a brief analysis of one of the worlds
newest and largest collective goods the Internet."
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