Western science has developed powerful techniques for modeling and aiding important social decisions. One such technique is risk assessment. The relationship of risk to cultural context is apparent in a number of its facets, including its dependence on values and the (potential) clash between...

The Banks set (1(4):295–306, <CitationRef CitationID="CR1">1985</CitationRef>) is one of the more important concepts in voting theory since it tells us about the sophisticated outcomes of standard amendment voting procedures commonly in use throughout the English speaking world (and elsewhere as well). While the properties of the Banks...</citationref>

This bibliography was produced as part of an Office of Naval Research project titled “Cultural Influences on Intertemporal Reasoning.” The project approach is intended to provide a platform of knowledge based on existing research that will improve our ability to field useful and meaningful...

Elements of economic theory are examined to understand the Euro-American cultural assumptions encoded in their formulation. The research develops a framework by which to understand how Euro-American beliefs relevant to economic theory might be understood or misunderstood in other cultures, with...

Piracy may seem antiquated, but it is still a very real threat to the maritime industry with an annual cost of several billion dollars. This problem stems from 'pirate' being too good a job (in a very literal sense) to pass up. Piracy pays a lot, and pirates face virtually no repercussions for...