Contesting the Nigerian State Civil Society and the Contradictions of Self-Organization /

In public choice theory, the received wisdom has long been that self-organization is an impediment to collective action, whether via the tragedy of the commons or a Hobbesian scenario in which self-interest produces social conflict rather than cooperation. Yet as this fascinating collection shows, s...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Okome, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137324535
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