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Designers of political institutions generally assume human nature is inherently selfish. Yet those seeking to explain the evolution of cooperative predispositions accept that cooperation is a ubiquitous feature of human life. In this paper, we assume a selfish state of nature and explore the extent that differing institutional environments promote the development of cooperative traits. We find that institutional forms that force collective action do not simply create the incentives for selfish agents to cooperate; they promote the evolution of genuinely cooperative predispositions. |
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Name: Midwest Political Science Association
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| Smith, Kevin. and Oxley, Douglas. "Collective Action Creates Cooperative People: Political Institutions and the Evolution of Cooperation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, Apr 12, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-01-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p197993_index.html> |
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| Smith, K. B. and Oxley, D. R. , 2007-04-12 "Collective Action Creates Cooperative People: Political Institutions and the Evolution of Cooperation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2010-01-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p197993_index.html |
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Abstract: Designers of political institutions generally assume human nature is inherently selfish. Yet those seeking to explain the evolution of cooperative predispositions accept that cooperation is a ubiquitous feature of human life. In this paper, we assume a selfish state of nature and explore the extent that differing institutional environments promote the development of cooperative traits. We find that institutional forms that force collective action do not simply create the incentives for selfish agents to cooperate; they promote the evolution of genuinely cooperative predispositions. |
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| Collective Action Creates Cooperative People: Political Institutions and the Evolution of Cooperation Kevin B. Smith and Douglas R. Oxley Dept. of Political Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln 511 Oldfather Hall Lincoln NE 68588-0328 (402) 472-0779 ksmith1@unl.edu Abstract Designers of political institutions generally assume human nature is inherently selfish. Yet those seeking to explain the evolution of cooperative predispositions accept that cooperation is a ubiquitous feature of human life. In this paper we assume a selfish state of nature and explore |
| .75 .9 --Authoritarian 2.84 5.6 --Representative 3.5 8.7 --Individualistic .36 3.56 Payoffs calculated using mean agent trait values from Table 3 and assuming r = .05. Table 5: Total Expected Payoffs System Different Tags Same Tags Authoritarian 3.36 7.7 Representative 4.21 10.48 Individualistic 1.1 10.76 Cells represent sum of expected DM1 and DM2 payoffs in successful systems. 27 28 |
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