Reputation-based governance /

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Author / Creator:Picci, Lucio, 1965-
Imprint:Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11261508
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ISBN:9780804777438
0804777438
9780804773294
0804773297
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:It would be easy to cheat someone on eBay. However, an essential characteristic of the site prevents this from happening: buyer and seller reviews form what amounts to an "index of reputation." The availability of such an index provides a strong incentive to be an honest trader. Reputation-Based Governance melds concepts from businesses like eBay with politics. Author Lucio Picci uses interdisciplinary tools to argue that the intelligent use of widely available Internet technologies can strengthen reputational mechanisms and significantly improve public governance. Based on this notion, the.
Other form:Print version: Picci, Lucio, 1965- Reputation-based governance. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2011 9780804773294