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The rational weakness of strong ties: Failure of group solidarity in a highly cohesive group of rational agents

Andreas Flache Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology--ICS, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Pages 189-216 | Published online: 18 Oct 2010

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