Human pro-social motivation and the maintenance of social order
(2014)
Book Chapter
Gaechter, S. (2014). Human pro-social motivation and the maintenance of social order. The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Economics and the Law. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199945474.013.0002
This chapter presents some insights from basic behavioral research on the role of human prosocial motivation to maintain social order. I argue that social order can be conceptualized as a public goods game. Past attempts to explain social order typic... Read More about Human pro-social motivation and the maintenance of social order.