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Collective action, institutionalism, and the internet

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This paper analyses the emergence of new institutions for governing the provision of Internet-based business services. It draws upon John R Commons' account of the emergence of working rules in support of new forms of collective action.

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  • Mansell, Robin, 2006. "Collective action, institutionalism, and the internet," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 760, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    Keywords

    Collective action; Internet service;

    JEL classification:

    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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