The commons dilemma : a quantitative review

dc.contributor.authorHine, Donald Williamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T17:18:38Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T17:18:38Z
dc.date.copyright1990en_US
dc.date.issued1990
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractCommons dilemmas involve a conflict between individual and group interests with respect to the management of limited shared resources. Many of the most serious problems facing mankind (e.g., the greenhouse effect, the destruction of South American rainforests, ocean pollution, etc.) can be recast in commons dilemma terms. Within psychology, the bulk of commons dilemma research has focused on identifying factors that increase cooperation among consumers (and hence resource management efficiency) of shared resources. A quantitative synthesis of over 20 years of commons dilemma research is presented. The results of series of meta-analyses suggest the relation between eight factors (moral suasion, forced equal outcomes, previous experience, communication, group size, privatization, cooperative social values, resource pool feedback, and providing dilemma-related information and strategies) and cooperation/resource management efficiency are especially robust. Theoretical and methodological implications of the reported findings are discussed, as are suggestions for future research.
dc.format.extent242 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18218
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleThe commons dilemma : a quantitative reviewen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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