Breakdown in Pakistan : How Aid Is Eroding Institutions for Collective Action.

By: Bano, MasoodaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (238 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780804781848Subject(s): Associations, institutions, etc. -- Pakistan | Civil society -- Pakistan | Cooperation -- Pakistan | Economic assistance -- Social aspects -- Pakistan | Non-governmental organizations -- PakistanGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Breakdown in Pakistan : How Aid Is Eroding Institutions for Collective ActionDDC classification: 361.7095491 LOC classification: HC440Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Revisiting the Collective Action Dilemma -- 2. Intrinsic or Extrinsic Incentives: The Evolution of Cooperative Groups in Pakistan -- 3. Why Cooperate? : Motives and Decisions of Initiators and Joiners in Other-Regarding Groups -- 4. Why Cooperate? : Motives and Decisions of Initiators and Joiners in Self-Regarding Groups -- 5. Does Aid Break Down Cooperation? -- 6. Why Aid Breaks Down Cooperation -- 7. Fixing Incentives: The Way Forward -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This book draws on rich ethnographic and survey data from Pakistan to present a systematic analysis of why individuals come together to produce collectively desirable goods, and why aid often breaks down traditional institutions for collective action.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Revisiting the Collective Action Dilemma -- 2. Intrinsic or Extrinsic Incentives: The Evolution of Cooperative Groups in Pakistan -- 3. Why Cooperate? : Motives and Decisions of Initiators and Joiners in Other-Regarding Groups -- 4. Why Cooperate? : Motives and Decisions of Initiators and Joiners in Self-Regarding Groups -- 5. Does Aid Break Down Cooperation? -- 6. Why Aid Breaks Down Cooperation -- 7. Fixing Incentives: The Way Forward -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book draws on rich ethnographic and survey data from Pakistan to present a systematic analysis of why individuals come together to produce collectively desirable goods, and why aid often breaks down traditional institutions for collective action.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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