Macro-Economics and Infant Behaviour
A Sociological Treatment of the Free-Rider Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3526044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Barnes (Science Studies Unit University of Edinburgh 34 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9JT, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 272-292 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1990.tb00912.x |
| OpenAlex | W2054841036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
A number of general issues in the social sciences are currently being addressed through consideration of the free-rider problem, also known as the problem of collective action. Many different ways of comparing and evaluating competing social theories can be co-ordinated as discussions of the problem. In attending to its relatively simple structure fundamental issues routinely arise, concerning the basis of social order, the nature of power, and the invariants of human nature itself, if such exist. In this paper I adopt a sociological perspective in defending the plausibility of one kind of solution to the problem, and then explore the general significance of that solution in a frankly speculative way
Action (physics) · Collective action · Economics · Epistemology · Macro · Order (exchange) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Simple (philosophy) · Social issues · Social science · Sociological imagination · Sociological theory · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1993 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |