Trusting Individuals versus Trusting Institutions: Generalizing the Case of Contract
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2000
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Goodin, Robert
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Sage Publications Inc
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Hume is right: assuming the good will be good regardless, 'institutions designed for knaves' will unambiguously increase contract compliance. But what if the establishment of public enforcement institutions undermines private virtue? Using a deliberately
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Keywords: Crowding out; Demoralization; Institutions for knaves; Trust
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Rationality and Society
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