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Strategies for Solving Social Dilemmas: Structural Strategy and Psychological Strategy

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Many researchers focusing on social dilemmas have constantly sought for clues to answer such questions as “What should be done to solve social dilemmas?” Or “How can we encourage people’s cooperation in a social dilemma situation?”

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Fujii, S. (2017). Strategies for Solving Social Dilemmas: Structural Strategy and Psychological Strategy. In: Prescription for Social Dilemmas. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55618-3_3

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