Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation
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"Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation" is an influential book by economist Pranab Bardhan that analyzes how resource scarcity shapes social conflict and collective action, particularly in developing economies.
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| Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation Context triple: [Pranab Bardhan, notableWork, Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation]
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A.
Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace
Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace is a seminal 1977 book by Amory B. Lovins that advocates for a transition to renewable, decentralized energy systems as a foundation for environmental sustainability and global peace.
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B.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
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C.
The International Anarchy
The International Anarchy is a 1916 political study by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that analyzes the causes of World War I and critiques the unregulated system of rival nation-states.
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D.
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy is a seminal work of neoliberal institutionalist theory in international relations that explains how states achieve cooperation through international institutions even in the absence of a dominant hegemonic power.
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E.
Governing the Commons
Governing the Commons is a seminal book by political economist Elinor Ostrom that analyzes how communities successfully manage shared resources without relying solely on privatization or government control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation Target entity description: "Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation" is an influential book by economist Pranab Bardhan that analyzes how resource scarcity shapes social conflict and collective action, particularly in developing economies.
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A.
Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace
Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace is a seminal 1977 book by Amory B. Lovins that advocates for a transition to renewable, decentralized energy systems as a foundation for environmental sustainability and global peace.
-
B.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
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C.
The International Anarchy
The International Anarchy is a 1916 political study by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that analyzes the causes of World War I and critiques the unregulated system of rival nation-states.
-
D.
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy is a seminal work of neoliberal institutionalist theory in international relations that explains how states achieve cooperation through international institutions even in the absence of a dominant hegemonic power.
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E.
Governing the Commons
Governing the Commons is a seminal book by political economist Elinor Ostrom that analyzes how communities successfully manage shared resources without relying solely on privatization or government control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| addresses |
collective action failures in poor communities
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conflict resolution over common resources ⓘ policy design for managing scarce resources ⓘ |
| analyzes |
collective action problems
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how scarcity of resources shapes cooperation ⓘ how scarcity of resources shapes social conflict ⓘ institutions for managing common-pool resources ⓘ |
| appliesTheory |
collective action theory
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game theory ⓘ institutional analysis ⓘ |
| author | Pranab Bardhan ⓘ |
| discusses |
collective management of natural resources
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common property resources ⓘ cooperation under inequality ⓘ distributional conflict ⓘ land scarcity ⓘ local governance in developing countries ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions for successful cooperation
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interaction between markets and institutions in poor economies ⓘ links between inequality and conflict ⓘ role of local institutions in managing scarcity ⓘ |
| field |
development studies
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institutional economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | developing economies ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
policy debates on rural institutions in developing countries
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research on common-pool resource governance ⓘ research on political economy of development ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | micro-level analysis of rural institutions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
development practitioners
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economists ⓘ social scientists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective action
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development economics ⓘ resource scarcity ⓘ social conflict ⓘ |
| setInContext |
developing countries
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rural economies ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
empirically grounded political economy
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micro-institutional analysis ⓘ |
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