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SUBMITTER: Enemark D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5137731 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Enemark Daniel D Gibson Clark C CC McCubbins Mathew D MD Seim Brigitte B
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20161115 48
Reciprocity is central to our understanding of politics. Most political exchanges-whether they involve legislative vote trading, interbranch bargaining, constituent service, or even the corrupt exchange of public resources for private wealth-require reciprocity. But how does reciprocity arise? Do government officials learn reciprocity while holding office, or do recruitment and selection practices favor those who already adhere to a norm of reciprocity? We recruit Zambian politicians who narrowl ...[more]