"Maine is the top lobster-producing state in the United States. Its lobstering industry brings almost $300 million into … the state each year. Record-breaking numbers over the past couple of years are indicative of its sustainable lobster …

The paper addresses the effects of social relations on cooperation (or collusion) in organizations and communities … of the same community or by encouraging social interaction between employees--is shown to facilitate cooperation in … production: (a) because of available "Social Capital," the slack of net expected gains from cooperation in the social relations …

The paper characterizes the effects of social relations on agents' ability to sustain cooperation (or collusion) within … out to facilitate cooperation in the workplace for the following reasons: (i) there may be available "Social Capital," a … slack of net expected gains from cooperation in the social relations that can be used to discipline cooperation in …