Social Dilemmas: Perspectives on Individuals and Groups

by David A. Schroeder

Efficient resource management and provision of public goods represent social dilemmas for those involved. They must choose between a course of action that would be in their personal best interest (e.g., overharvesting fishing banks to take a bigger profit; withholding one's contributions to National Public Radio) and some alternative course that would be more advantageous for the community as a whole (e.g., limiting one's present catch to ensure future...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275923924
• ISBN13: 9780275923921
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"