Contents:
Part I. Introduction to Cooperation
1. Perspectives on cooperation in modern society: helping the self, the community and society Mark Van Vugt, Mark Snyder, Tom Tyler and Anders Biel
2. Factors promoting cooperation in the laboratory, in common-pool resource dilemmas, and in large-scale dilemmas: similarities and differences Anders Biel
Part II. Individual and Collective Restraint in Common Resources
3. Choosing between personal comfort and our environment: solutions to the transportation dilemma Paul Van Lange, Mark Van Vugt and David De Cremer
4. Why do people cooperate in groups? Support for structural solutions to social dilemma problems Tom R. Tyler
5. An economic analysis of compliance with fishery regulations Aaron Hatcher, Olivier Thebaud and Shabbar Jaffry
6. Collective cooperation in common-pool resources Edella Schlager
Part III. Individual and Collective Action in Common Goods
7. Doing good for self and society: volunteerism and the psychology of citizen participation Mark Snyder and Allen M. Omoto
8. Workplace justice and the dilemma of organizational citizenship Russell Cropanzano and Zinta S. Byrne
9. Identity and protest: how group identification helps to overcome collective action dilemmas Bert Klandermans
10. But taxpayers do cooperate! Henk Elffers
11. Willingness to contribute to the finance of public social services Daniel Eek, Anders Biel and Tommy Gärling
12. The universal welfare state as a social dilemma Bo Rothstein
Part IV. Commentary
13. Context, norms and cooperation in modern society: a post-script David M. Messick

Why do so many people volunteer to help others in need in society today? What makes people give up the convenience of driving their car to benefit a better environment? And why are citizens, in general, quite prepared to pay taxes to ensure adequate health care, and support for the elderly and unemployed? These are examples of a more fundamental question addressed in this book: why do people cooperate for the welfare of their community, state, or organization?
Cooperation in Modern Society is a unique collection of contributions from internationally reputed scholars across the social sciences.

Research from across the social sciences is converging on cooperation as a key factor in human functioning. Written by esteemed political scientists and psychologists, this volume brings together political scientists and psychologists to identify and analyze recent social-scientific research on cooperation and present an overview of current knowledge about its causes and consequences at the individual and group level.
Illuminates the importance of cooperation in promoting healthy, well-functioning individuals and groups
Addresses the question of how cooperation research can be applied to solve real-world problems
Explores sources of cooperative behaviors and the consequences of cooperative experiences
Provides a synthesis for experts, an overview for novices, and a survey of current research for policy-makers

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