When Strangers Cooperate: Using Social Conventions to Govern Ourselves

Brown, David W.

ISBN 10: 0029048753 / ISBN 13: 9780029048757

Published by The Free Press, New York, 1995

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Fine book in Fine DJ that is protected by mylar cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Strangers Cooperate: Using Social Conventions to Govern Ourselves
• Publisher: The Free Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029048753
• ISBN 13: 9780029048757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Science

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Synopsis

A sociological essay examines unspoken social agreements known as conventions, explaining how they originate, how they are used to solve problems, and how they can be created to address current concerns such as energy consumption, public health, and race relations.

About the Author

David W. Brown taught at the Yale School of Management for ten years, and was president of Blackburn College.