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O'Brien D. J., Phillips J. L. and Patsiorkovsky V. V. (2005) Linking indigenous bonding and bridging social capital, Regional Studies 39 , 1041-1051. Reconciling indigenous bonding and bridging social capital remains a difficult issue in economic development and global issues of inequality. A...
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Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die betriebliche Entscheidung für eine naturschutzfachliche Optimierung abhängig ist von der …
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probabilities assumed in Knightian decision theory. I argue that some standard uses of classical inference are Knightian in spirit … classical statisticians act unconsciously as Knightian decision makers. If one accepts this argument, then it is of interest to …
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theory of options in financial markets, which permits a much richer dynamic framework than was possible with the traditional … theory of investment. The authors present the new theory in a clear and systematic way, and consolidate, synthesize, and … extend the various strands of research that have come out of the theory. Their book shows the importance of the theory for …
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Theories of political entrepreneurship usually focus on the construction of coalitions necessary to change policy. We argue that political entrepreneurs who are unable to secure favored policies may redirect their efforts to a “higher tier,” attempting to change the rules of the game to...
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A vast amount of empirical and theoretical research on public good games indicates that the threat of punishment can curb free-riding in human groups engaged in joint enterprises. Since punishment is often costly, however, this raises an issue of second-order free-riding: indeed, the sanctioning...
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Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, George Williams, and Stephen J. Gould, among others, have pointed out that observing that a certain behavior causes a certain effect does not itself license the inference that the effect was the result of intent or design to bring about that effect....
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In this paper, we move beyond the typical focus on the role of individuals in leading social change to examine “collective social entrepreneurship”, the role multiple actors collaboratively play to address social problems, create new institutions, and dismantle outdated institutional...
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Countries participating in international environmental negotiations widely ignore secondary or ancillary benefits, which are not derived from a policy’s main aim. If in political reasoning, the urgency of the consideration of secondary benefits subsequently gets a higher weight, the necessity...
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Due to the hydrological and socio-economic complexity of water use within river basins and even sub-basins, it is a considerable challenge to manage water resources in an efficient, equitable and sustainable way. This paper shows that multi-agent simulation (MAS) is a promising approach to...
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