Interethnic relations, informal trading networks, and social integration: imitation, habits, and social evolution
| Autor: | Janet Tai Landa, Bengt-Arne Wickström |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Ethnic group Behavioural sciences Behavioral pattern Social relation Social integration 0502 economics and business 050207 economics Economic system Social evolution Imitation Enforcement 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bioeconomics. 20:263-286 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6989 1387-6996 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10818-018-9278-y |
| Popis: | The ethnically homogeneous middleman groups (EHMGs), which are informal trading networks, are ubiquitous in less-developed economies where the legal infrastructure for contract enforcement is not well developed. This paper develops a formal model of social interaction among members of the EHMG as well as in more general situations in a multi-ethnic or multi-cultural society consisting of identifiable ethnic or linguistic groups. Behavioral patterns are transmitted between generations and altered via imitation in social contacts. The model demonstrates how different discriminatory behavioral patterns can evolve and persist over time. One result is that the trust between such groups can increase due to a higher frequency of inter-group contacts. In concluding the paper, we speculate about how the model can be expanded to include changes in legal structures, especially contract law. This could lead to an increase in the trust between the different groups. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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