List, Christian 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1627-800X and Vermeule, Adrian
(2014)
Independence and interdependence: lessons from the hive.
Rationality and Society, 26 (2).
pp. 170-207.
ISSN 1043-4631
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Abstract
There is a substantial class of collective decision problems whose successful solution requires interdependence among decision makers at the agenda-setting stage and independence at the stage of choice. We define this class of problems and describe and apply a search-and-decision mechanism theoretically modeled in the context of honeybees and identified in earlier empirical work in biology. The honeybees’ mechanism has useful implications for mechanism design in human institutions, including courts, legislatures, executive appointments, research and development in firms, and basic research in the sciences. Our paper offers a fresh perspective on the idea of “biomimicry” in institutional design and raises the possibility of comparative institutional analysis across species.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://rss.sagepub.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 by SAGE Publications |
| Divisions: | Government Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method CPNSS |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology J Political Science > JA Political science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2014 15:42 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 06:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56678 |
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