Frontiers in Social Dilemmas Research

Frontiers in Social Dilemmas Research
ISBN-10
3642852610
ISBN-13
9783642852619
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
438
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
David M. Messick, Wim B.G. Liebrand

Description

Social dilemmas are situations in which individuals, groups or nations face a choice between their own short-term interests and the longer-term interests of all parties involved, including themselves. As a consequence, in the end they all regret the way they have acted. Examples of social dilemmas are easy to find: depletion of vital resources, arms races, over-production of hazardous substances and environmental pollutants, information hoarding, and the failure to provide and maintain public goods. Understanding the dynamics of social dilemmas constitutes a major challenge. One prominent feature that distinguishes this book is the focus on computer simulations as a methodology for the exploration of the dynamic interplay of individual level processes and aggregate outcomes.

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