Reputation-based governance /:

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...

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Main Author: Picci, Lucio, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777438
0804777438

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