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Nov. 22nd, 2017|12:32 am |
It is clear from models and from studies of small-scale societies that, in a population of near-equals, increased cooperation and egalitarianism can promote group success. When dealing with complex societies, however, a focus on cooperation is limited because it misses the influences of collaborative interdependence and group-level traits. This point is supported by a recent game-theoretic model demonstrating that economic stratification and division of labor within a structured society could generate higher total group payoffs than egalitarian norms
Henrich, J. & Boyd, R. (2008) Division of labor, economic specialization, and the evolution of social stratification. |
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